Commemorated on 2 plaques

Texas Historical Marker #11132

Five Courthouses of Houston County. On June 12, 1837, President Sam Houston authorized the formation of Houston County, the first newly created county in the Republic of Texas. Andrew W. Gossett (1812-1890) donated land, which included this square, for the townsite. He and his father, Elijah, both veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto, named the county for Sam Houston, and the county seat for David Crockett, a former Tennessee friend. The first county courthouse, a log structure which served as a fortress during Indian attacks, was in use at this location by 1838. A brick building, which replaced the first courthouse in 1851, was destroyed by a fire of mysterious origin in 1865. County business was conducted in the L.E. Downes building on the southwest corner of the square until a two-story frame structure was finished in 1869. A jail addition burned in 1871 while it was under construction. The third courthouse and jail burned in 1882. The fourth courthouse, completed at this site in 1883, was razed in 1938. While this three-story structure was under construction, county business was conducted in the Crockett Hotel. In 1975 the third-floor jail was moved to a separate building and the fifth Houston County courthouse was remodeled. (1979) #11132

Courthouse Square, Crockett, TX, United States where they was

Texas Historical Marker #11201

Judge Elijah Gossett. A soldier in the Army of Texas 1836, Chief Justice of Houston County 1841, born in Tennessee Feb. 1. 1788 died Nov. 24. 1848 his wife Elizabeth (Stone) Gossett born in Tennessee Sept. 1, 1789 died July 6, 1849

East Pease Street, Crockett, TX, United States where they was