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State historic site in Texas, United States
Acton State Historic SiteTexas State Historic Site
Acton State Historic Site in 2009
LocationActon Cemetery, FM 167,Acton, Texas
Coordinates32°26′25″N 97°41′5″W / 32.44028°N 97.68472°W / 32.44028; -97.68472
Area0.006 acres (0.0024 ha)
Elevation745 feet (227 m)
Designated1949
Built1911 (1911)-1913 (1913)
Governing bodyTexas Historical Commission
WebsiteActon State Historic Site
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Acton State Historic Site, located near Acton approximately 6 miles (10 km) east of Granbury in Hood County, Texas (United States), is the grave site of Elizabeth Patton Crockett, second wife of frontiersman and former US Representative Davy Crockett, who married him in Tennessee in 1815. Davy Crockett died at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, leaving Elizabeth widowed for the last 24 years of her life. She died January 31, 1860 at the age of 72.[1] The site also contains the graves of her son Robert and Robert's wife Matilda. A monument was erected in 1913 at Acton Cemetery over the grave of Elizabeth with money authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1911.

On January 1, 2008, Acton was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission.

The entire site is 12 feet (3.7 m) wide by 21 feet (6.4 m) long, or 0.006 acre (23 m²), making it Texas' smallest historic site.[2]

See also

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  • History portal
  • flagTexas portal
  • List of Texas State Historic Sites

References

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  1. ^ "Acton | Texas Historical Commission". thc.texas.gov. July 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  2. ^ Christopher Long: Acton State Historic Site from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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  • Official website for Acton State Historic Site
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acton State Park
  • Acton State Historic Site from the Handbook of Texas Online
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