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.
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. 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.
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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); Kilgore Colored and C. B. Dansby Schools (approx. 5˝ miles away); Kilgore High School (approx. 5.8 miles away); Lou Della Crim Home (approx. 5.9 miles away); The Kilgore I&GN-Missouri Pacific Railroad Station (approx. 5.9 miles away); World's Richest Acre (approx. 6 miles away); Dr. E. L. and Nannie Lewis Walker House (approx. 6 miles away); Drilling Completed, 1940 (approx. 6 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 174 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
