• Point Blank,  

  San Jacinto County

Site of the Home of George Thomas Wood

• Colonel of a regiment in the Mexican War * Senator in the Congress of the Republic * Governor of Texas, 1847-1849 * Born in Georgia March 12, 1795 * Died in Texas September 5, 1858 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

• Address

  Pinemont Way

• Directions

  Pinemont Way, E side between Robinson Way and Bending Bow, past brick gates for Forest Cove neighborhood. NOTE: Other sources give middle name as Tyler (not Thomas). See also historical markers for Governor Wood in San Jacinto County from 1911 (5507018303), 1970 (5407007674) and 1976 (5407007675).

• Marker #

  16088

• Dedicated:

  1936

• Size, Type:

  1936 Texas Centennial - historical marker (gray granite)

• Code:

  government; Republic of Texas; state official; military topics

• Latitude

  -95.2119486

• Longitude

  FALSE