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Tyler
- James Smith Memorial Building James
Smith was a captain in the Texas Revolution, and his home was a refuge to neighbors
during the Indian troubles of 1837-1838. From 1840 – 1844, Smith was a brigadier
general in command of the Third Brigade on the northwest frontier with Mexico.
Smith County was named after him, and a Centennial Community Center was built
in his honor in Tyler.
Located in Fair Park, the small building of colonial design, used last
for children's birthday parties, was allowed to deteriorate and was torn down
in the 1970s because of rot and termites.
The location is now in the famed
Tyler Rose Gardens, I wonder if they named the area in his honor?
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Texas Centennial - Community Center - James Smith Memorial Building,
From
"Monuments Commemorating the Centenary of Texas Independence", State of Texas,
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