Sabine Pass in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Kate Dorman

(1828–1897)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 18, 2025

1. Kate Dorman Marker

Inscription. Georgia native Kate Dorman and her husband, Arthur Magill, owned and operated the Catfish Hotel at Sabine Pass as early as 1847. Arthur Magill was killed in an accident in 1859, and the following year Kate, a widow with two young daughters, married John Dorman. In 1862 the Catfish Hotel became a temporary hospital, where Kate nursed victims of a yellow fever epidemic. A strong supporter of the Confederacy, Kate traveled through enemy fire to provide food to Lt. Dick Dowling's troops during the Battle of Sabine Pass in 1863.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10506.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 29° 43.121′ N, 93° 54.282′ W. Marker is in Sabine Pass, Texas, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Pace Cemetery Road. Marker is located in the Sabine Pass (Pace) Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Arthur TX 77640, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

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It is also in the American South,

on the Gulf Coast,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Kate Dorman (here, next to this marker); Sabine Pass Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Jacob Harmon Garner (within shouting distance of this marker); Niles F. Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Benjamin Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Beach Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dick Dowling (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sabine Pass World War II Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sabine Pass.

Also see . . . Catherine 'Kate' Dorman - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on May 23, 2025, by Brian Anderson
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 18, 2025

2. Kate Dorman Gravesite
of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 18, 2025

3. Kate Dorman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.