Kountze in Hardin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Hardin County
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, July 23, 2011
1. Hardin County Marker
Organized August 9, 1858
Named in honor of the Hardins of Liberty County, five brothers - Benjamin Watson, Augustine Blackburn, William, Franklin and Milton A. who came to Texas in 1825
County seat, Hardin, 1858-1887
Kountze, since
Erected 1936 by Texas Highway Department. (Marker Number 11154.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 22, 1821.
Location. 30° 22.098′ N, 94° 19.002′ W. Marker is in Kountze, Texas, in Hardin County. It is on State Highway 326, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located in NW corner of the courthouse square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Monroe Street, Kountze TX 77625, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Courthouses of Hardin County (here, next to this marker); Hooks Abstract Company (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kirby-Hill House (about 800 feet away); Pine Lodge No. 642, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 0.2 miles away); General Braxton Bragg, C.S.A.
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Photographed by Steve Gustafson, July 23, 2011
2. Hardin County Marker
Next to Courthouses of Hardin County marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 628 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
