Tavern Oak

Marker installed: 1973

Linked with history of Parker & Pruett's Tavern, an 1839 inn-stagecoach stop. Then and since, oak shaded community events.

Supplemental plate (Job # 17197):

The stately Tavern Oak was destroyed in an August 9, 1996 windstorm. The 275-year-old landmark is succeeded by a new oak planted in its place.

The first domed stadium in the world, the Astrodome, was built in Houston in 1965 and hosted numerous sporting events and concerts over the years.