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Isaac Best

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FM 1458, 0.7 mi. W, Pattison, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 50' 14.21719000008", -96° 0' 47.52808999992"
 
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     One of the Old 300 settlers of Stephen F. Austin's colony, Isaac Best spent his early life in Pennsylvania and Kentucky, where he built a mill and Best's Fort, a pioneer refuge during the War of 1812. He brought his wife Mary Margaret (Wilkins) (1776-1852) and some of their nine children to Texas about 1824. He received a land grant east of the Brazos River about 30 miles north of San Felipe. He later sold that tract of land and purchased additional land, eventually increasing his holdings to about 8,000 acres. Best Creek (one-half mile west) is named for him. (1973, 1995)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Isaac Best Historical Marker Location Map, Pattison, Texas