This stone marks the location of Gail Borden's home.
Gail Borden Jr. (November 9, 1801 – January 11, 1874) was a native New Yorker who settled in Texas in 1829.
Borden is famous for many things, most notably was his invention of sweetened condensed milk. But he also worked as a land surveyor and newspaper publisher and inventor.
In February 1835, Gail and his brother John Borden entered into partnership with Joseph Baker to publish the one of the first newspapers in Texas.
After the war with Mexico for Texas independence, he assisted in writing early drafts of a Republic of Texas constitution.
Borden died on January 11, 1874, in Borden in Colorado County, Texas. His body was shipped by private car to New York City to be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.

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