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The Cradle

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29th and O Street, Galveston, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 17' 28.33548", -94° 47' 47.425812"
 
    Texas State
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     Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the , a society for historical preservation. This Victorian structure was then library of The Oaks, family home of the founders, who were descendants of William H. Jack, a soldier in 1836 Texas victory at San Jacinto and an official of the Republic. First president (1891-1908) of D. R. T. was widow of last Texas president, Anson Jones.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

The Cradle Historical Marker Location Map, Galveston, Texas