Historical Marker
Swisher County
Swisher County · Texas
Erected 1936
Before Texas, James Gibson Swisher fought in the two battles of New Orleans in the War of 1812. He reached Texas in 1833 and settled at Tenoxtitlán in Robertson's colony, where he led a retaliatory attack after a Comanche raid in April 1834. During the siege of Bexar, Gen. Edward Burleson named him one of three commissioners to negotiate the surrender of Gen. Martín Perfecto de Cos. At the 1836 convention he pressed for land bounties to reward military service. He later ran a tavern, a hotel and a ferry in Austin, and his widow kept the ferry running.
What the plaque says
Swisher County Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created: August 21, 1876. Organized: July 17, 1890. Named in honor of James Gibson Swisher, 1794-1864. Conspicuous for gallantry at the storming of Bexar, 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. County seat, Tulia.
Where it stands
34.53615, -101.76327 · Directions
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