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Josiah Hughes Bell
1791 - 1838
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Marker Text: One of the “Old Three Hundred” who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin in 1821 • First alcade (sic, alcalde) of Austin's Colony • On this tract of 6,642 acres, granted him in 1824, was later built the town of Columbia, First Capital of the Republic. (1936)
Marker No: 9526
1936 Gray Granite Centennial Marker
Geographic 29° 7.775′ N, 95° 38.767′ W
Location: South Columbia Drive (State Highway 36) north of Reid Road, West Columbia
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