Site of the Plantation Home of Edward H. Tarrant
Forreston, Ellis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(1796-1858) Veteran of the War of 1812. Pioneer Indian fighter. Commander of Texas frontier troops. Statesman of vision. The house was built in 1845. Near by he built the first mill in Ellis County. Here he resided until his death, August 2, 1858. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
War of 1812 veteran and Republic of Texas frontier commander Edward H. Tarrant built his home on this Ellis County land in 1845 and raised the county's first mill nearby. A statesman and campaigner against Native peoples, he lived here until his death in August 1858. The State of Texas marked the plantation site in 1936.
Why it matters
Tarrant's homestead and mill mark the founding of Anglo settlement and early industry in Ellis County, the work of a soldier-statesman who helped shape the Republic's frontier.
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