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Potter's Point

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Smithland, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 47' 17.54693999988", -94° 4' 28.35760000008"
 
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     Site of one of most famous events in Texas. Robert Potter-- a signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, a chief author of Republic's Constitution, first Secretary of Navy, -- settled 1837 on Caddo Lake. A former U. S. Congressman, he won election 1840 to Texas Senate. After Senate adjourned in 1842 he tried to arrest his political foe, William P. Rose. On night of March 1, 1842, Rose led armed men to Potter's home. At dawn Senator Potter jumped into the lake to swim for help, but was shot to death. He is buried in State Cemetery, Austin.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Potter's Point Historical Marker Location Map, Smithland, Texas