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Trinity County, Texas
Historical Markers in Groveton, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 10 Texas historical markers in Groveton, in Trinity County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1988 and 2016. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
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- Trinity County Seats
Trinity County was formally organized by an act of the Texas legislature on February 11, 1850.
- Bennett Cemeteryplaced 2003
Georgia native Mycajah Y. Bennett arrived in Texas with his family by 1850, when he is listed in the census for Rusk County.
- First Methodist Church of Grovetonplaced 1996
First Methodist Church of Groveton This sawmill town was founded in 1882, followed by the establishment of a Groveton Methodist congregation in 1883.
- Flat Prairie Congregational Methodist Churchplaced 2012
ORGANIZED IN THE LATE 1890s, BUT RELATIVELY INACTIVE UNTIL 1912, FLAT PRAIRIE CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST CHURCH WAS REORGANIZED BY REVEREND WADE…
- George Washington Carver Schoolplaced 2016
In 1881, the town of Groveton was established near the Trinity and Sabine Railway and Timber Company.
- Glenwood Cemeteryplaced 2005
The Glenwood Cemetery has served the residents of Groveton for more than 100 years. The Trinity County Lumber Company established the town of…
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