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Henry Green Madison

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In 1886, Madison built a frame house which completely enclosed the original cabin on 11th Street. The cabin remained hidden until 1968, when a wrecking crew discovered it while tearing down the outer house. The cabin was donated to the city of Austin, and was disassembled and later re-assembled at
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in the early 1860s, and by 1863 had opened a shoemaking business and built a small log cabin at what is now 807 E. 11th Street. An active Unionist, in 1867 Madison was president of the Austin chapter of the
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Madison went on to serve as a policeman in the city of Austin and later worked as a
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Madison died in Austin on May 31, 1912, and is buried in Austin's historic
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Madison's original cabin, relocated to East Austin's Rosewood Park
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African-American politicians during the Reconstruction Era
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in 1871. That same year he volunteered to serve as a
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Memphis, Tennessee
Austin, TX
City councilman
unionist
Austin, Texas
freedman
Union League
Reconstruction
Texas State Guard
Edmund J. Davis
alderman
registrar of voters
Travis County
Confederate State
porter
Texas House of Representatives

Rosewood Neighborhood Park
Oakwood Cemetery



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"Henry G. Madison Cabin"
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