County trail

Newton County Trail

12 stops · 83 miles · about 3 hours by car

Twelve stops across Newton County, from Shankleville Community to Salem. Figure about 3 hours on the road, with Duane telling every one of them.

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The stops

  1. 1
    Shankleville Community Burkeville
  2. 2
    Wiergate Wiergate
  3. 3
    The Old Beef Road Burkeville
  4. 4
    Toledo Bend Burkeville
  5. 5
    Site of Old Burr's Ferry (At Highway Bridge) Newton
  6. 6
    Round Table Inn Burkeville
  7. 7
    Newton County, C.S.A. Newton
  8. 8
    Josephus S. Irvine Newton
  9. 9
    Howell Cemetery Newton
  10. 10
    Sand Ridge Cemetery Bleakwood
  11. 11
    Bon Wier Bon Wier
  12. 12
    Salem Bleakwood
Newton County, Texas

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