Site of the Home of Thomas J. Rusk
1803 1857 Soldier-Statesman of the Republic of Texas. A hero of San Jacinto. Commander in Chief of the Army 1836. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 1839. President of the Constitutional Convention, 1845. United States Senator, 1846. He called Nacogdoches his home from 1835 to 1857. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
31.6186° N, 94.6528° W
Where to Find It
northwest corner of North and Rusk streets
Nearby Markers
- 0.2 mi E 100th Anniversary of Oil in Nacogdoches County Nacogdoches
- 0.2 mi NE Dr. Joseph William Kennedy, Jr Nacogdoches
- 0.2 mi E Old Stone Fort Nacogdoches
- 0.2 mi E Stone Fort Museum Nacogdoches
- 0.3 mi NE Karle Wilson Baker Nacogdoches
- 0.3 mi NE Thomas Jefferson Rusk Nacogdoches