Near Toledo Bend in Sabine County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Texas Louisiana Boundary
Kings Highway
| | Camino Real | |
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010
1. Texas Louisiana Boder Marker
Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the State of Texas
A.D. 1918
Erected 1918 by Daughters of the American Revolution and the State of Texas. (Marker Number 1.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 31° 27.727′ N, 93° 45.226′ W. Marker is near Toledo Bend, Texas, in Sabine County. It is on State Highway 21, on the left when traveling east. Located 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); Site of Sabine River Crossing (here, next to this marker); Alfred D. and Martha (Causey) Oliphint (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Gaines-Oliphint House
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More about this marker. Approximately 128 identical markers were placed, at roughly 5 mile intervals, by the DAR in 1918 throughout Texas to mark the route of the historic highway. This is marker number 1, when traveling from east to west, along the route.
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, May 8, 2010
2. Picnic Area
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2017
3. Texas Louisiana Boundary Marker
Photographed by Steve Gustafson
4. Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker
The nearby memorial sign was placed by the Hemphill Garden Club in cooperation with Texas Garden Clubs, Inc., Texas Department of Transportation and Commissioners Court of Sabine County
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,425 times since then and 31 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. 4. submitted on May 16, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
