Liberty City
Area served by Sabine School district, established 1893; an example of excellent schools in county. Also crossed by great system of improved, all-weather county roads — finest in state.
Center of farming, livestock raising. Has fine churches, park and community meeting places.
Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9975.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.
Location. 32° 26.842′ N, 94° 56.943′ W. Marker is in Liberty City, Texas, in Gregg County. It can be reached from the intersection of Old State Highway 135 and Redbird Lane, on the right when traveling north. In bushes atop brick planter. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5333 Old Highway 135, Gladewater TX 75647, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (approx. 2½ miles away); Kilgore Colored and C. B. Dansby Schools (approx. 5½ miles away); Kilgore High School
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