Liberty City in Gregg County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Liberty City
Photographed By Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019
1. Liberty City Marker
Inscription.
Liberty City. . Historic rural community in oil-rich Gregg County. Settled before Civil War. Has also been known as Sabine, Mount Moriah, McCary's Chapel, Goforth and Hog Eye (for an early settler with an "eye" for hogs). Present name adopted in early days of famous East Texas oil boom.
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.
Historic rural community in oil-rich Gregg County. Settled before Civil War. Has also been known as Sabine, Mount Moriah, McCary's Chapel, Goforth and Hog Eye (for an early settler with an "eye" for hogs). Present name adopted in early days of famous East Texas oil boom.
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.)
Location. 32° 26.842′ N, 94° 56.943′ W. Marker is in Liberty City, Texas, in Gregg County. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (approx. 2˝ miles away);
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.