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Buildings, Structures, & Sites
Texas Historical Marker
Home of William Thomas Scott

(1811-1887), an 1834 Texas settler, and founder of Scottsville. Through father of his wife, Mary Rose, he was embroiled in local 1840s Regulator-Moderator Feud. Congressman and Senator in the Republic of Texas, he joined in chartering Vicksburg & El Paso Railroad (1852), a forerunner of Texas & Pacific Railway, to build a major transcontinental line through this state. He served eight terms in State Legislature. Home, built 1838-1840, has hand-hewn timbers, handmade brick. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963
railroad; state official; houses, residential buildings; pioneers
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