Paris in Lamar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

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1. Sam Bell Maxey Marker

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Sam Bell Maxey Native Kentuckian, West Point graduate, brevetted for gallantry in Mexican War, District Attorney from Lamar County, Major General C. S. A. in Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns, commander of Indian Territory 1863-1865 organizing three brigades of Indians which participated in Red River Campaign, Cavalry division commander, U. S. Senator 1875-1887. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris.

A Memorial to Texans who served the Confederacy.

Erected 1963 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 8208.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 39.242′ N, 95° 33.28′ W. Memorial is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. It is on South Church Street near East Washington Street, on the right. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 812 South Church Street, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American 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 walking distance of this marker: Lightfoot - Coleman House (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge Wm. Henry Lightfoot House (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Holy Cross, Episcopal

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Paris Cotton Compress (approx. ¼ mile away); Central Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gibraltar Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Baptist Church of Paris (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Canaan Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 747 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on June 30, 2026, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photo 1. submitted on January 4, 2019. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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