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Brit Bailey Plantation

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Bailey's Prairie, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 8' 47.1984", -95° 31' 56.4996"
 
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    Established in 1818 as an individual claim by James Briton Bailey, a member later of Austin's colony. Born 1779, Bailey was tall, fearless, of Irish stock. At his request, he was buried (1833) standing up, facing west, gun at side. His restless ghost is said to walk this prairie. (1968)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Brit Bailey Plantation Historical Marker Location Map, Bailey's Prairie, Texas