Historical Marker
Moses Lapham
Historical marker location:
US 90 access road, San Antonio, Texas
( US 90 access road westbound, west of S. Callaghan Road and Leon Creek)
Marker installed: 1936
Near here on October 20, 1838 Moses Lapham a veteran of San Jacinto, and three of his companions were killed by Indians, as were seven members of a rescue party on the following day Erected by the State of Texas 1936.
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