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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQE_site-of-the-town-of-sebastopol_Trinity-TX.html
Site of the Town of Sebastopol. . An important shipping point established in the late fifties Named in commemoration of a naval station of Russia Declined in importance after railroads reached this region.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQD_steeles-academy_Groveton-TX.html
Steele's Academy. . Site of Steele's Academy Named in honor of its founder and principal D. W. Steele of New Hampshire Academy Attended by students from many counties.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11XF_p-o-w-camp-chapel_Hereford-TX.html
This chapel is one of the few physical reminders of the days this site served as an Italian Prisoner of War Camp during World War II. The prisoners, several of them fine artisans and craftsmen, designed and built the chapel, crafting the concrete …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM109V_trinity-county-courthouse_Groveton-TX.html
The Trinity County and Sabine Pass Land and Railway Company laid out the new town of Groveton in 1881, when the I&GN Railroad came through the area. The following year, Trinity County voters chose it as their seat of government. The company constr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103F_trinity-county-seats_Groveton-TX.html
Trinity County was formally organized by an act of the Texas legislature on February 11, 1850. Soon after, county residents chose between two sites for the establishment of a county seat, which was named Sumpter (5 mi. E). Government offices were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103C_groveton_Groveton-TX.html
Named for a grove of black jack oak trees, Groveton resulted from the establishment of the Trinity County Lumber Company sawmill in 1882. After the Trinity and Sabine Railroad Company built a sixty-five mile branch line through area forests, the T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZSU_old-red-schoolhouse_Trinity-TX.html
Trinity's first schoolhouse was a one-room log structure built in 1872 near Cedar Grove Cemetery. A two-story frame schoolhouse that stood on this site from 1897 to 1911 was moved several blocks northwest to serve African American students. Under …