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Hardin County, Texas
Historical Markers in Saratoga, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Saratoga, in Hardin County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Oil Boom and Strange But True. The markers on this list were placed between 1971 and 2012.
Start with these Saratoga stories
- 200 Feet North to Site of Hardin County Discovery Wellplaced 1971
At this site in 1901 the first oil well in Hardin County was brought in at a depth of 995 feet by J. B. (Ben) Hooks and brothers H. A. (Bud)…
- Ghost Road: The Big Thicket Lightplaced 2004
Ghost Road runs arrow straight through territory that was once thicket, cypress brake, baygalls and lobolly pines.
- Oilfield Cemeteryplaced 2012
A SMALL GROUP OF BIG THICKET PIONEERS SETTLED HERE IN THE MID-1800s TO WORK FARMS AND RUN HOGS IN THE ALMOST LIMITLESS FOREST.
- Felps Cemeteryplaced 2000
This cemetery developed on land granted to Christian Hopfield by Mirabeau B. Lamar and the Republic of Texas in 1841.
- Lance Rosierplaced 2004
The Big Thicket National Preserve exists today in large part due to the efforts of a few dedicated individuals who took up the causes of conservation…
- Teel Cemeteryplaced 1992
Alabama native Richard Teel (1833-1918) came to East Texas in the 1850s. He married Nancy A. Hart (1842-1900) in 1858 and they settled here.
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