Toledo Bend in Sabine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Site of Sabine River Crossing

1607 - 1701

Site of Crossing Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010

1. Site of Crossing Marker

Inscription. Site of crossing on the Sabine River which has been used for more than 400 years. First by the Indians, later by the Spaniards, the French, and other Europeans, and more than 50,000 Anglo Americans who came to settle in Texas prior to Statehood. Erected by
The Texas Society, National
Society Colonial Dames
XVII Century
Mrs. John Connally Kelly,
President
Mrs. Margaret Ann Scruggs
Carruth Chairman
A.D. 1969

Erected 1969 by Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames of America series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1969.

Location. 31° 27.727′ N, 93° 45.226′ W. Marker is in Toledo Bend, Texas, in Sabine County. It is on State Highway 21 east of Cedar Grove Road, on the left when traveling east. In a picnic area approximately a half mile from Sabine River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hemphill TX 75948, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gaines Memorial Bridge (here, next to this marker); Site of Historic Crossing on the Sabine River (here, next to this marker);

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Texas Louisiana Boundary (here, next to this marker); Alfred D. and Martha (Causey) Oliphint (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Gaines-Oliphint House (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Taylor Gaines (approx. 0.4 miles away); Oliphint Chapel Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Kings Highway (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo Bend.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010

2. Picnic Area

Gaines Memorial Bridge, Texas Louisiana Boundary, Historic Crossing on Sabine River, and Blue Star Memorial Highway are located here.

Site of Sabine River Crossing Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017

3. Site of Sabine River Crossing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,320 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 3. submitted on August 6, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.