Historical Marker
Site of the Plantation of Edward H. Tarrant
Historical marker location:
Forreston, Texas
( On private property off Lumkins Rd., 3 mi. SE of Forreston.)
Marker installed: 1936
Veteran of the War of 1812, pioneer Indian fighter, commander of Texas frontier troops, statesman of vision. The house was built in 1845 near by he built the first mill in Ellis County. Here he resided until his death, August 2, 1858.