Site of the Home of Josiah Hughes Bell
(1791-1838) One of the "Old Three Hundred" who came to Texas with Stephen F. Austin in 1821. First 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.
29.1295° N, 95.6460° W
Where to Find It
off SH 36, .5 mi. south of West Columbia, next to Loggins Vet Clinic
Nearby Markers
- 0.7 mi N John S. D. Byrom West Columbia
- 0.7 mi N Nathaniel C. Hazen West Columbia
- 0.7 mi N John Adriance West Columbia
- 0.8 mi N Byrd Lockhart West Columbia
- 0.8 mi N Thaddus Constantine Bell West Columbia
- 0.8 mi N Josiah H. Bell