Las Boregas Camp Site
Las Boregas Creek formed the eastern boundary of the 1794 Spanish land grant to Juan Ignacio Pifermo, making this grant the oldest in Sabine County. El Camino de los Tejas, a portion of El Camino...
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- colonial era
Milam
Founded in 1828as Red MoundNamed in 1835 forBenjamin Rush MilamSeat of justice ofSabine municipality, 1835;of Sabine County, 1837-58.Incorporated December 29, 1837.Internal Revenue postduring the...
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Milam
The first known description of Milam was given by Stephen Fuller Austin in his diary as he camped along El Camino Real de los Tejas in 1821. Because of the town's close proximity to the trail,...
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- settlement
- sabine county
C.A. Nethery & Sons General Merchandise
Charles Alexander Nethery, Sr. established a general merchandise near this site in 1880. Nethery married Amanda Francis Speights in 1884 and the couple had twelve children. When fire destroyed the...
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- commerce
The Milam Masonic Institute
Many pioneers belonged to the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, an order active in education. Among Masons settling in this area by 1845 were Republic of Texas leaders William Clark,...
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John C. Hale
John C. Hale, one of nine patriots killed at the Battle of San Jacinto, was born in Scott County, Virginia on April 3, 1806. He married Barshaba Miller in his home state in 1830, and by 1835 moved...
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County Line Baptist Church and Cemetery
This congregation began soon after the end of the Civil War in the Freedmen's community known as Weeks Quarters (about 2 mi. S). Early prayer meetings and worship services were conducted...
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McMahan's Chapel
Two Miles Southeast ToMcMahan’s ChapelThe oldest Methodist church having a continuous existence in Texas. Organized as a "religious society" September, 1833 by the Reverend James P....
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Pendleton Crossing
Entrance to controversial Neutral Strip bounded by Sabine River West and Arroyo Hondo East. It was claimed by the U.S. after Louisiana Purchase, 1803, and by Spain as the ancient boundary of Mexico.
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Coach Ron Bellka
Jack Alroy Holmes & Florence Chilton Holmes
Rotary Club of Berkeley Redwood Grove
This Copy of the Statue of Liberty
Submitted by @kevl42
Old Courthouse Treasure
Submitted by @kevl42
Rutherford B. Hayes Birthplace
Rutherford B. Hayes Birthplace Submitted by @SeanTrende
Pink Triangle Park and Memorial
PINK TRIANGLE PARK AND MEMORIAL IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LESBIAN. GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER VICTIMS OF THE NAZI REGIME (193-1945) By Zboralski - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0,...
Major Murry L. Wortham
Shot down: December 30, 1967(Date of presumptive death January 18, 1977)Date of Birth: May 26, 1943F40 Phantom Jet480 Tactical Fighter Squadron ofthe 366 TacticalFighter WingDa Nang Air Base, Vietnam (RVN)
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Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial
San Augustine, TexasFebruary 1, 2003Space Shuttle ColumbiaForever in Our Hearts Ilan Ramon - Payload Specialist 1Laurel Clark - Mission Specialist 4Michael P. Anderson - Payload Commander...
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Early Texas Sawmill
One-fourth mile north to site ofEarly Texas SawmillTexas' first million-dollar industry - lumbering - was born to recorded history with the building of two sawmills in 1819. One, located...
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- industry
- lumber
- logging
Mulholland Dam and Hollywood Reservoir
Hollywood ReservoirCapacity 2,500,000,000 Gals.Maximum Depth of Water 183 Ft.Mulholland DamWork started August 1923Dam completed December 1924172,000 cu. yds. of concreteElevation of roadway...
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- infrastructure