Texas Historical Marker

Site of Old Block House

Austonio · Houston County · placed 1936

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Houston County, Texas

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Established before 1836 Used by Elisha Clapp and neighboring settlers as a place of defense against the Indians Abandoned about 1844 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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