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Fanthorp Inn |
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Anderson,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 28' 58.315728",
-95° 59' 2.486256"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built in 1834 by Henry Fanthorp as a home for his bride, Rachel Kennard. Enlarged for hotel purpose. Served as first mercantile establishment and first post office (1835) in the region. Here Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas, died July 3, 1845. Stage lines from Houston to Old Springfield and Nacogdoches to Austin crossed here.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
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Fanthorp Inn Historical Marker Location Map, Anderson, Texas
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