Isham Davis Home

Historical marker location:

Iola, Texas

( From Iola take FM 244 S approximately 4.3 miles to CR 162 (Lake Grove Cemetery Rd.) then E on CR 162 approximately 2 miles to CR 157; then N on CR 157 approximately .8 miles (structure is on a hilltop approximately 200 yards from road).)

Marker installed: 1965

Built 1848. Has hand-hewn cedar in log foundation, ceilings and beams.

For 115 years in family of Isham D. Davis, whose wife, Martha, was a daughter of Mathew Caldwell, one of the signers of Texas Declaration of Independence.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.

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The Johnson Space Center, located in Houston, played a crucial role in the development of the U.S. space program. It was here that NASA trained its astronauts and mission control teams, and it continues to be an important center for space research and exploration today.