Historical Markers in Texas

Site of Freeman Inn

History·Grimes County·Texas

Built by Ira M. Freeman, 1856; way station and hotel for passengers on several stage lines through city. Two-story pine building housed many travelers, among them, Sam Houston. Important visitors, officers stayed here in Civil War. Coaches and teams were kept in Freeman's barns.

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30.3891, -96.0856

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