Site of the Home of Henderson Yoakum
Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
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Site of the home of Henderson Yoakum and birthplace of his "History of Texas," published in 1855, a story of the sacrifices, the glory and the great men of Texas from the first settlement to annexation to the United States in 1845
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
This was the home of Henderson Yoakum, where he wrote his pioneering History of Texas, published in 1855. Yoakum's two-volume work chronicled Texas from its first settlement through annexation to the United States in 1845, telling the story of the sacrifices and struggles that made the republic. His history became one of the earliest serious accounts of the young state's past.
Why it matters
Yoakum's History of Texas was a foundational work of Texas historiography, shaping how generations understood the state's revolutionary origins and independence.
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