Texas Historical Marker #08079
Potter's Point. 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, Republic of Texas-- 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. #8079
?, Smithland, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #14690
Wilkinson Cemetery. This family burial ground served residents of the Old Wilkinson Plantation. The cemetery is named for Seaborn Jones Wilkinson and his wife, Elizabeth Ann. The earliest burial here, dating to 1854, is of an infant daughter of Confederate veteran Abner Pulaski Moseley and his wife, Louisiana (McCaa). Also among the interred are confederate veteran and minister, William Hilary Moseley, and Samuel Fountain Moseley, the husband of Eliza Irby (Wilkinson). S.F. Moseley was a U.S.-Mexico War veteran, successful lawyer and owner of a newspaper, the Jefferson Herald. In 1994, the Wilkinson Cemetery association formed to maintain this historic burial ground. #14690
?, Smithland, TX, United States