Historical Marker
Addison Litton
Historical marker location:
Cedar Creek, Texas
( on SH 21 just east of Cedar Creek, across from Cedar Creek Storage (blue sheds))
Marker installed: 1956
Star and Wreath
Came to Texas in 1827. Served in the Army of Texas, 1836. Member of Captain Gibson Kuykendall's company at Harrisburg.
Died in Bastrop County in 1847.
Erected by the State of Texas, 1956.
The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.