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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20Y5_mattox-cemetery_Wiergate-TX.html
Wade Hampton Mattox came to this area from Florida prior to 1850. His grave, dating to the 1860s, is the first marked in the cemetery, established close to the house in keeping with Mattox tradition. The burial ground later served the Survey commu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20Y4_the-survey-community_Wiergate-TX.html
William Williams, an early 1800s Sabine Valley pioneer, obtained a large land grant in 1834 from the Republic of Mexico. His surveyed land attracted settlers, who called the location "The Survey". In 1847 Wade H. Mattox (1800 - 1863) built the fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20WK_the-old-beef-road_Wiergate-TX.html
Early 19th Century trade routes across the Sabine River were few, and served all travelers and traders. The Beef Road, which replaced earlier "Zavala Road", was an important route by 1840, crossing this area. Named for cattle trade, it b…