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Site of First Home in Cameron

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Marker Title	Site of First Home in Cameron
Address	Cameron City Park, next to Cameron Gospel Tabernacle
Location	4th St. W (US 90) & Lamar Ave. N
City	Cameron
Year Marker Erected	1969
Designations	n/a
Text on Marker	Boyhood home of L. S. "Sul" Ross (1838-1898), Texas Governor from 1887 to 1891. His father Shapley P. Ross, Indian agent and Ranger, built house after moving here about 1841; he chose this site because it had a good spring. L. S. Ross, who was a Confederate general, served as president of Texas A. & M. College after holding office as governor. In 1890 this pavilion was erected to accommodate band concerts, meetings and rallies. It was the scene in 1892 of a landmark debate between two gubernatorial candidates: Gov. James S. Hogg and George Clark.
Source	Texas Historical Commission's Texas Historic Sites Atlas Database - July 2003

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Created on 26 July 2003 and last revised on 20 Apr 2004.