Sam Houston's Story

Maryville, Tennessee 

Sam Houston moved to Maryville, Tennessee in 1807.

Hiwassee Island, Tennessee

Sam Houston lived with the Cherokee on Hiwassee Island at the confluence of the Tennessee and Hiwassee Rivers. 

Maryville, Tennessee

Sam Houston returned to Maryville, Tennessee to be a schoolmaster in 1812.

Horseshoe Bend, Alabama

Sam Houston participated in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on March 27, 1814, in present-day Alabama.

Nashville, Tennessee

Sam Houston moved to Nashville, Tennessee where he became the District Attorney in 1819.

Washington, DC

Starting in 1823, Sam Houston served in the US House of Representatives for four years.

Franklin, Kentucky

Houston fought a duel against General William A. White on September 22, 1826, near Franklin, Kentucky.

Nashville, Tennessee

Sam Houston came back to Nashville, Tennessee where he was elected governor of the State in 1827.

Wigwam Neosho, Oklahoma

Wigwam Neosho was a trading post from 1829–32, named and operated by Sam Houston. Houston was called Colonneh (The Raven) by his Cherokee friends.

While Houston was referred to as the Raven by his Cherokee friends as a young man, Houston earned the nickname of the Big Drunk when living with the Cherokees this time.

Nacogdoches, Texas

Sam Houston moved to Nacogdoches, Texas in 1832.

Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas

Sam Houston, along with 58 other delegates, participated in Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos, to draft the Texas Declaration of Independence and a new constitution.

San Felipe de Austin, Texas

After the fall of the Alamo in 1836, Sam Houston ordered Texas residents to retreat. Texans referred to this flight from their homes as the Runaway Scrape.

San Jacinto, Texas

The Battle of San Jacinto, which occured near the San Jacinto River in 1836, was the final battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Sam Houston went to New Orleans, Louisana in 1836 to get medical treatment after he was shot in the leg at the Battle of San Jacinto.

Columbia, Texas

Sam Houston was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Columbia, now known as West Columbia, was Texas's capital.

Houston, Texas

The city of Houston was founded in 1836 and named after Sam Houston. As president, Sam Houston named Houston the capital of Texas.

Mobile, Alabama

Sam Houston traveled to Mobile, Alabama in 1839, to encourage settlement into Texas. On this trip, Houston first met Margaret Lea, who would later become his wife.

Galveston, Texas

Sam Houston explored Galveston, Texas with his new bride, Margaret, in 1840.

Grapevine, Texas

Near present day Grapevine, Texas Sam Houston traveled to work on a peace treaty with various Indian tribes 1843.

Raven Hill, Texas

Sam Houston traveled to Raven Hill, 14 miles east of Huntsville, in 1845-1847 to build a house in the woods.

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston bought property and built the Woodland Home in Huntville, Texas in 1847.

Independence, Texas

While Sam didn’t live in this house, it was near the property the Houstons owned in Independence, Texas, and it was Margaret’s house after Houston died.

Washington, DC

Sam Houston was elected to US Senate in 1846. The old Senate Chamber in which Houston served has been recently restored.

Austin, Texas

Sam Houston was elected governor of Texas and moved to Austin, Texas in 1859

Cedar Point, Texas

Cedar Point was the site o f Sam Houston 's summer home on Trinity Bay known as Raven Moor. He used this home until 1862. A centennial marker was placed near the site in 1936 and a county historical marker in 1986.

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston died in Huntsville, Texas in 1863. His grave and memorial is located in Oakwood Cemetery.