Historical Marker

Dutart-McDowell Home

Historical marker location:
Edna, Texas
( Texana Museum, 403 Wells St., Edna)
Marker installed: 1967

Built in Texana about 1860; later moved here. Housed many of Edna's first families. Typifies homes of that era.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967.

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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.
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