Historical Marker

General Zachary Taylor

Historical marker location:
Sarita, Texas
( from Sarita, take US 77 S about 7.5 miles)
Marker installed: 1936

Under this tree General Zachary Taylor, commanding the Expeditionary Army of the United States sent to Texas in 1845, encamped on March 15, 1846, while en route with his troops from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande.