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Andrew Jackson McGown

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East Pease Street, Crockett, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 19' 14.74947000012", -95° 27' 39.70509000012"
 
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    (1816 -- 1870) Tennessee native Andrew Jackson McGown came to Texas in 1835 to fight with the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico. A participant in the Battle of San Jacinto, he later helped establish the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Texas, serving as a pioneer circuit rider until his death. McGown founded The Texas Presbyterian and helped establish Andrew Female College in Huntsville. A royal arch mason, he also served as Grand Chaplain of Forest Lodge No. 19.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Andrew Jackson McGown Historical Marker Location Map, Crockett, Texas