Historical Marker
George Washington Davis
Historical marker location:
US 183, Cuero, Texas
( from Cuero, take US 183 north about 5.5 miles. Marker is on west side of US 183 between Brown Road and Cuero Creek.)
Marker installed: 1986
Pennsylvania native George Washington Davis (1797-1853) brought his family to Texas in 1831. He selected a league of land near present-day Cuero in the Green De Witt Colony and became an active participant in the movement toward Texas Independence, serving as a delegate to the Second Convention of Texas in 1833 and as a delegate to the Consultation at San Felipe in 1835. After the revolution, Davis held a number of local public offices. He and his wife, Rebecca (d. 1846), are buried 1.8 miles west of this site.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.
The Battle of San Jacinto fought on April 21, 1836, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution, and led to the capture of Santa Anna and the end of the conflict.