Historical Marker

Martin Walker

Historical marker location:
Bastrop, Texas
( Walker Family Cemetery, off FM 1209)
Marker installed: 1962

Star and Wreath

A Mina volunteer who fought bravely in the Texas War for Independence.

Erected by the State of Texas, 1962.

The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.