Founding of Huntsville and of Historic Indian Post
Located here about 1830, this Indian post was established by Pleasant Gray, adventurer and pioneer from Alabama. Friendly Indians of East Texas had long used the nearby springs and they came to exchange agricultural products and pottery for hides, ponies, and cured meat brought by the western Indians. Soon settlers began to move into the region and by 1836, during the Republic of Texas, the future town of Huntsville had started to spring up here. Gray sold his post in 1846, as he could no longer tend it. He died in 1848. He had one son.
30.7235° N, 95.5512° W
The Texas Historical Commission lists this marker as missing. The inscription above is from its records.
Where to Find It
(north side of Walker County Courthouse Square) Marker reported missing April 2012.
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