Acton State Historic Site

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 Davy Crockett, who married him in Tennessee in 1815. She died January 31, 1860. 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.

Acton State Historic Site
Texas 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
Acton State Historic Site is located in Texas
Acton State Historic Site
Location of
Acton State Historic Site
Texas State Historic Site
in Texas
Acton State Historic Site is located in the United States
Acton State Historic Site
Acton State Historic Site (the United States)

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.[1]

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  1. ^ Christopher Long: Acton State Historic Site from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
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