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Polk County
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By Steve Gustafson, September 16, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Polk County Marker | | |
Inscription. Created from Liberty County
March 30, 1846
Organized July 13, 1846
with Livingston as county seat
Named for
James Knox Polk, 1795-1849
President of the United States
Who favored
the annexation of Texas
Early settlements were
Drew's Landing, Mariana, Swartout
On 1,280 acres granted by the
state in 1854, the descendants
of the Alabama Indians still live
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department.
Location. 30° 42.611′ N, 94° 56′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Texas, in Polk County. Marker is on West Mill Street west of North Washington Avenue (Business U.S. 59), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston TX 77351, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. 1905 Courthouse Annex (within shouting distance of this marker); Polk County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Polk County, C.S.A.. (within shouting distance of this marker); Old City Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Locomotive No. 5 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Greenfield Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895) (approx. 14.1 miles away). |
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By Steve Gustafson, September 16, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Polk County Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 17, 2012, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 39 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2012, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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