Black plaque № 20745
Anderson, TX, United States
Fanthorp Inn. Built in 1834 by Henry Fanthorp as a home for his bride, Rachel Kennard. Enlarged for hotel purpose. Served as first mercantile establishment and first post office (1835) in the region. Here Kenneth Lewis Anderson, vice-president of the Republic of Texas, died July 3, 1845. Stage lines
from Houston to Old Springfield and Nacogdoches to Austin crossed here. #8573
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