Historical Marker
Oakland
Historical marker location:
Lynchburg, Texas
( Spur 330, off IH-10)
Marker installed: 1936
One mile south to the site of Oakland. Home of David G. Burnet (1788-1870). First President of the Republic of Texas. To Oakland he brought his bride in 1831 and there they and their son William wrested a livelihood from the soil.