Historical Marker
Captain Elisha Clapp
Marker installed: 1936
Captian Elisha Clapp, Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto. Later became a Captain in the Texas Army. Came to Texas in 1822. Died in 1856. His wife Rebecca Robbins Clapp died in 1875.
Texas was once an independent country: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas became its own country, known as the Republic of Texas. It existed as an independent nation for nine years before being annexed by the United States in 1845.