Walker County
Walker County is a memorial in Walker, Texas. Walker County is situated nearby to Gibbs-Powell House Museum, as well as near Founders park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huntsville Unit and Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
Huntsville Unit
Prison
Photo: Nick DiFonzo, CC BY 2.0.
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit, nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Huntsville Unit is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Walker County.
Sam Houston Memorial Museum
Museum
Bowers Stadium
Stadium
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huntsville.
Huntsville
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Huntsville is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the Piney Woods region of Texas. Huntsville is famous as the home of Texas hero, General Sam Houston with an enormous statue of Sam Houston next to Interstate 45, it's famous as a prison town, and is also home to Sam Houston State University.
Walker County
- Type: Memorial
- Address: Huntsville
- Category: historic site
- Location: Walker, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.72352° or 30° 43′ 25″ northLongitude
-95.55126° or 95° 33′ 5″ westInception
1936Operator
Texas Historical CommissionOpen location code
8626PCFX+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12454128109OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Walker County Courthouse and Gibbs-Powell House Museum.
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