​The Governor Horton Place

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 Marker Text: Albert C. Horton (1798 - 1860); a veteran of the Texas War for Independence, owned this property 1841 - 1852. The first man elected lieutenant Governor after Texas joined the Union., he lived here while serving as chief of State May 19- No. 13, 1846, when Gov. J. Pinckney Henderson was on duty with the U.S. Army in the Mexican War. A later owner was Judge Thomas H. Duval (1813 - 1880.               
      House was restored and enlarged by Mr. and Mrs. W.O Karcher, 1960. (1972)

Medallion & Plate  (Missing, House crumbling, makes me wonder what it looked like 15 years ago when we first started looking for it) 

Marker No: 15168

Geographic: 30° 11.261′ N, 97° 46.103′ W

Location: 6706 Bluff Springs Road, Austin