Historical Marker

Isaac D. Hamilton

Historical marker location:
Moulton, Texas
( Take FM 1680 northwest about 1 mile then go 1 mile south on Old Moulton Cemetery Road)
Marker installed: 1956

Came to Texas from Alabama in January 1836. A member of Captain Jack Shackelford's Red Rover Company under Colonel Fannin's Command, March 18-19, 1836. Miraculously escaped from the Goliad Massacre.

Erected by the State of Texas 1956.

The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas in 1883. The event included bronco riding, calf roping, and bull riding.