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Torrey's Trading Post No. 2

Hallsburg, Texas
· (2.3 mi. north on bluff above Trading House Creek)
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Torrey's Trading Post No. 2 was the site of the greatest Indian council in the Republic of Texas, where President Sam Houston held the famous 1844 peace talks with assembled chiefs. The post served as a listening post for the frontier and, built and operated by George Barnard for Torrey's Trading Company, was important from 1844 to 1849 to white men in keeping peace with Indians.
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Hallsburg, Texas · United States

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