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Dr. George Washington Hill

  Texas Historical Markers
Dawson, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 55' 44.26910000004", -96° 41' 59.64011999988"
 
    Texas State
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     Came to Texas in 1837. Indian agent, 1840-41. Member of the Congress of Texas, 1839-1842. Secretary of war under Presidents Houston and Jones. Hill County was named in his honor. Dr. Hill was a graduate of Transylvania University. Born in Tennessee, April 29, 1814; died in Navarro County, Texas, May 29, 1860. His wife Katherine M. Hill, born September 23, 1812; died April 24, 1871.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Dr. George Washington Hill Historical Marker Location Map, Dawson, Texas