Stephen F. Austin Grave

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Stephen F. Austin is buried at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. Austin's original gravesite was at the Gulf Prairie Cemetery at Peach Point, in Brazoria County, Texas, and his reburial took place at the Texas State Cemetery on October 20, 1910. The gravesite is located in the Republic Hill Section of the cemetery; Section 1 Row L Number 20. The headstone for Stephen F. Austin has the following text:

Stephen Fuller
Austin
"The Father of Texas"
was born in Wythe County, Virginia
November 3, 1793
and died in Brazoria County, Texas
December 27, 1836

Wise, Gentle, Courageous, and Patient
He was the founder
of a mighty commonwealth

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