Charles Donoho Plantation

Historical marker location:

FM 359, Hempstead, Texas

( 4 mi. SE of Hempstead, W. of 359 and N. of 3346)

Marker installed: 1936

In this vicinity on the plantation of Charles Donoho the Texas Army under General Sam Houston encamped April 14-15, 1836 before beginning its march to Harrisburg.

Erected by the State of Texas 1936.

The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.