Cedar Point

Near this site is an area of land known as Cedar Point that was known to some of the earliest settlers of the state. Located in Trinity Bay, Cedar Point was part of an 1824 Mexican land grant awarded to Ohio native John Ijams, who had come to Texas in 1822. In December 1837, the Cedar Point tract of land was purchased from Ijams' widow, Tabitha Ijams Harris, by General Sam Houston (1793-1863), who then was serving as first President of the Republic of Texas. The hero of the Battle of San Jacinto, Houston served two terms as leader of the Republic and later was elected United States Senator from Texas and seventh Governor of the state. Houston's home at Cedar Point has been described as a two-room log house of Dog Trot construction. The homesite now is underwater, as is the site of a cemetery, which probably was established during the Ijams' ownership. Significant for its association with the early settlement of Texas and with one of the state's most noteworthy figures, Cedar Point remains an important site in Chambers County history. (1986).