Historical Marker
Ezekiel Smith
Historical marker location:
Seguin, Texas
( in Riverside Cemetery, Garcia and Crockett Streets. Marker located in southeast section.)
Marker installed: 1936
A soldier in the Army of Texas in the Mier Expedition, 1842; born in Virginia; died in Seguin, Texas, October 28,1854.
Texas has been a major oil-producing state for over a century. The first big oil discovery in Texas was the Spindletop field near Beaumont in 1901, which set off a massive oil boom that transformed the state's economy and made Texas one of the wealthiest states in the country.