| Marker Number |
575 |
| Atlas Number |
5089000575 |
| Marker Title |
Burnam's Ferry |
| Index Entry |
Burnam's Ferry |
| Address |
|
| City |
La Grange vicinity |
| County |
Fayette |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
712913 |
| UTM Northing |
3298881 |
| Subject Codes |
boats, ships, ferries, barges, and other marine vessels; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; roads; water topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Holman community, FM 155 at Anton Salas Loop |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker |
| Marker Text |
First ferry in present-day Fayette County. Established about 1824 at the crossing of the La Bahia Road by Jesse Burnam. After the Army of the Republic of Texas crossed on March 19, 1836, the ferry was destroyed by order of General Sam Houston to prevent its use by the advancing Mexican Army. |
