Historical Marker
Thomas Pliney Plaster
Historical marker location:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
( Republic Hill section)
Marker installed: 1936
Who manned one of the
Twin Sisters cannon
at the Battle of San Jacinto
and was a veteran of the
Mexican War, 1847
Born in Tennessee
June 6, 1804
Died March 27, 1861
Erected by the State of Texas
1936.
The Johnson Space Center, located in Houston, played a crucial role in the development of the U.S. space program. It was here that NASA trained its astronauts and mission control teams, and it continues to be an important center for space research and exploration today.