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Jefferson County, Texas
Historical Markers in Sabine Pass, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 17 Texas historical markers in Sabine Pass, in Jefferson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Texas Revolution, and Tales of Tragedy. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2013.
Start with these Sabine Pass stories
- Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocityplaced 2006
After Texas seceded from the Union at the onset of the Civil War, the state's ports were included in a Union blockade of the South.
- Spanish-American War Fortificationsplaced 1983
As tension mounted between the United States and Spain during the late 1890s, U. S. Representative Samuel Bronson Cooper of Texas recommended the War…
- Kate Dormanplaced 1990
Georgia native Kate Dorman and her husband, Arthur Magill, owned and operated the catfish Hotel at Sabine Pass as early as 1847.
- Kate Dormanplaced 1997
(1828-1897) Georgia native Kate Dorman and her husband Arthur McGill owned the Catfish Hotel at Sabine Pass as early as 1847.
- Sabine Pass Cemeteryplaced 1999
The oldest continually used cemetery in Jefferson County, This graveyard has served the citizens of the Sabine Pass area since the 1840s.
- 1886 Hurricane at Sabine Passplaced 2001
In October 1886, Sabine Pass was the second largest town in Jefferson County, boasting a new rail line and an optimistic outlook on continued growth…
Sabine Pass on the Texas history calendar
All 17 historical markers in Sabine Pass
- 1886 Hurricane at Sabine Pass2001
- Benjamin Johnson1972
- Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity2006
- City of Sabine and Sabine Pass1989
- Federal Fatalities at the Battle of Sabine Pass1980
- Fort Manhassett1991
- Fort Sabine2013
- Jacob Harmon Garner1993
- Kate Dorman1990
- Kate Dorman1997
- Niles F. Smith1994
- Richard Dowling1936
- Sabine Pass Cemetery1999
- Site of Fort Griffin1969
- Spaight's 11th Battalion1990
- Spanish-American War Fortifications1983
- United States Forces at the Battle of Sabine Pass1980
Historical markers near Sabine Pass
- Port Arthur21 stories · 12 mi
- Orange23 stories · 27 mi
- Beaumont24 stories · 27 mi
- Anahuac13 stories · 47 mi
- Port Bolivar5 stories · 57 mi
- Mont Belvieu5 stories · 59 mi
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