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Juan Martin de <br />Veramendi obtained <br />two -league land grant <br />including parts of San <br />Marcos. <br />Tom <br />T.J. Chambers <br />obtained eleven - <br />league land grant <br />containing portions of <br />San Marcos. <br />REPUBLIC OF TEXAS (1835-1845) <br />EARLY STATEHOOD (1845-1861) <br />The United States <br />annexed Texas. It <br />became the 28th state <br />admitted December 29. <br />liB45 1846 <br />William W. Moon built <br />a multipurpose log <br />cabin, becoming the <br />first Anglo resident. <br />28-star Great Luminary U.S. flag <br />(Courtesy of Lubbock Museum) <br />1848 Burleson Cabin Post Card <br />(Courtesy of SMPL) <br />Texas won the war for <br />independence against <br />Mexico. <br />I C�rl�y <br />liB47 <br />Cayton Erhard opened <br />a post office and store. <br />First Methodist Church <br />organized as San <br />Marcos's first church. <br />Private schooling for <br />Black children began. <br />Edward Burleson <br />purchased land <br />including San Marcos <br />River headwaters, <br />founding San Marcos. <br />Among 387 residents, <br />Edward Burleson built <br />a cabin near the river <br />headwaters. <br />Hays County was <br />established and the <br />Spanish named town <br />became county seat. <br />Tarbox and Brown <br />stagecoaches linked <br />Austin, San Marcos, <br />and San Antonio. <br />SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026) <br />