Historical Markers in Texas

Goucher Family Grave

History·Lee County·Texas

In this grave rest James Goucher and five members of his family murdered by Indians November 26, 1836. With the true pioneering spirit he had opened the first road from San Felipe to the settlements on the Colorado known for many years as "Goucher's Trace." Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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30.1295, -96.9479

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