Historical Marker
Steamboat Washington Landed Here
Historical marker location:
Cameron, Texas
( US 190/77, 1.5 mi. from Cameron)
Marker installed: 1936
In the winter of 1850-1851 with Captain Basil M. Hatfield, commander, the Steamboat Washington landed here with a shipment of merchandise from Washington-on-the-Brazos to J. W. McCown and Co., merchants at Cameron. The first, last and only steamboat to navigate Little River.