DUANE
Duane's take
The way the marker tells it, here's what this spot once was. You're rolling through San Jacinto County, and the land out there holds a story that connects two names you don't often hear side by side. This was Council Hill — home of Vernon B.
Lea, who happened to be the brother of Mrs. Sam Houston. Now just let that sit for a second.
The brother-in-law of Sam Houston, living right here on this ground. And that family connection meant something, because General Houston himself came to this very place — frequently, the marker says — to meet with delegations of Alabama Indians. Not once, not twice.
Frequently. Whatever business passed between them on this hill, whatever councils were held, whatever words were spoken — this ground heard all of it. Council Hill.
The name says it plain.
What the marker says
Site of Council Hill, home of Vernon B. Lea, brother of Mrs. Sam Houston. Here General Houston frequently met with delegations of Alabama Indians.