Historical Marker
William Daniel Durham
Historical marker location:
1217 W. Dallas Ave., Houston, Texas
( Founders Memorial Park, 1217 W. Dallas Ave.)
Marker installed: 1936
Born in England in 1814. Participated in the capture of bexar, December 5th to 10th, 1835. Served in Captain william J. E. Heard's company at San Jacinto and was second lieutenant in the Milam Guards when he died at Houston, August 26, 1838.
The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.