Site of the Texas Home of Richard Ellis
A Virginian by birth and education - Jurist and statesman of Alabama, 1813-1825 - Came to Texas, 1825 - President of the Constitutional Convention, March 1836, and member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas - Born February 14, 1781 - Died here December 20, 1846 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
33.5574° N, 94.4172° W
Where to Find It
8 mi. north of New Boston in roadside park on SH 8; moved from homesite to park in 1962
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi NW Harvey C. Sanders, C. S. A. New Boston
- 1.9 mi SE Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church New Boston vicinity
- 4.8 mi S Red Bayou Methodist Church New Boston vicinity
- 5.8 mi S Bowie County New Boston
- 6.5 mi S Hubbard Home New Boston
- 6.6 mi S Jones-Tyson House New Boston