Niles F. Smith, a native of New York, came to Texas with Robertson's colony in 1834. He served as a soldier in the Texas Revolution. In 1839 he moved to Jefferson County, and settled in Sabine Pass in 1841. He held many official positions in the . . . — — Map (db m273321) HM
On West Front Street west of Second Street, on the right when traveling east.
A veteran of the War of 1812, Georgia native George Alexander Pattillo (1796-1871) migrated to this area in the early 1830s. He served on the local Committee of Correspondence created by the Convention of 1832 and on the General Council of the . . . — — Map (db m116654) HM
On Congress Avenue just south of East 18th Street.
The initiator of Anglo-American settlement in Texas. Moses Austin was a native of Durham, Connecticut. After his marriage to Mary Brown in 1785, Austin became a leading figure in the development of the American lead industry. His business took him . . . — — Map (db m158896) HM
On Highway 69 0.4 miles south of Jerry Ware Drive.
Originally named Jefferson County Airport, this facility has served area residents since the World War II era. Jefferson County commissioners purchased land to build the airport in 1841, and its development, which included three runways, a . . . — — Map (db m304485) HM
Born in Tennessee on June 15, 1811. While very young learned the printing trade and worked at it in some of the principal cities of the United States.
Came to Nacogdoches, Texas, in November, 1835, in answer to pleas for volunteers for Texas . . . — — Map (db m176387) HM
On North Broadway 1.5 miles north of U.S. 90, on the left when traveling north.
The reduction of the labor force in the United States during World War II prompted the use of prisoners of war as laborers for various agricultural interests. The responsibility of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service at Texas A&M University, . . . — — Map (db m129554) HM
On Boondocks Road at Patterson Road, on the left when traveling north on Boondocks Road.
The modern Texas rice industry was shaped in part by the Mayumi brothers, who arrived here from Japan in the early twentieth century. Rice had been grown in limited quantities in Jefferson County since the 1840s, but production remained relatively . . . — — Map (db m213859) HM
On South Gulfway Drive (State Highway 87), on the right when traveling north.
The Beach Road is the coastal section of the Texas Highway 87 system. Stretching along the Gulf of Mexico from Sabine Pass through Chambers County to Port Bolivar in Galveston County, it follows a historic route that proved vital to the early . . . — — Map (db m118676) HM
Louisiana native Jacob H. Garner, son of Bradley and Sarah Harmon Garner, settled in Jefferson, a village on Cow Bayou in present-day Orange County, Texas, in 1825. In 1835 he took part in the Grass Fight and Siege of Bexar while serving one of two . . . — — Map (db m273319) HM
On Turkey Creek Road at Raymond Stotzer Frontage, on the left when traveling north on Turkey Creek Road.
The Brazos Valley was first settled and formed by people from all over America and other foreign lands. The earliest Anglo settlers arrived in this Mexican province from nearby southern states, lured by large Mexican land grants. After the Texas . . . — — Map (db m283311) HM
On Austin Avenue east of Procter Street, on the left when traveling east.
Electric railways known as Interurbans existed in Texas from 1901 until the 1940s to provide frequent opportunities for the public to travel between urban centers. Interurban service between Beaumont and Port Arthur began on December 16, 1913, . . . — — Map (db m150381) HM
On Commerce Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Commerce Street.
William Conrad “Billy” (W.C.) Williams was born in Matagorda County on February 20, 1854, to John Aaron Williams (1816 - 1865) and Catharine Elizabeth (Franz) Williams (1827 - 1914). John was a ship’s carpenter from Denmark. Catharine, . . . — — Map (db m169053) HM
Near Pearl Street, on the right when traveling west.
A native of Saratoga County, New York, Henry Millard moved to Missouri with his family while still a child. As a young man he moved to Natchez, Mississippi, where in 1826 he married Mary Warren Beaumont. While living in Natchez they became the . . . — — Map (db m190760) HM
In the 49 years that David Crockett called Tennessee his home he migrated from one end of the Volunteer state to the other. From his birthplace near Limestone on the banks of the Nolichucky River to his last home in present day Rutherford (Gibson . . . — — Map (db m107422) HM
Near West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Springs Circle, on the right when traveling west.
"Be always sure you are right, then go
ahead!" David Crockett
In the 49 years that David Crockett called Tennessee his home he migrated from one end of the Volunteer state to the other. From his birthplace near Limestone on the . . . — — Map (db m268085) HM
On Lakeshore Drive south of Waco Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The growth of the petrochemical industry in the southern part of Jefferson County in the early 1930s resulted in the need for extended county government services. State legislation was required in order to enable the county to build a . . . — — Map (db m150436) HM
On West Division Street at Seventh Street, on the right when traveling west on West Division Street.
The history of Orange County is actually the story of utilization and development of the natural resources of this part of southeast Texas. For more than a century and a half, lumber, agriculture, shipbuilding, oil, and finally chemically related . . . — — Map (db m116339) HM
In Whose Honor Jefferson County, Texas
Was Named Chief Justice of Calhoun County
1848-1856 Born in Kentucky
March 12, 1801 Died July 25, 1865 — — Map (db m237452) HM
On Pine Street south of Elizabeth Street, on the right when traveling south.
Tennessee-born Robert Washington Sanders (1850-1916), a master wood carver, was drawn to Beaumont in 1878 by the newly-emerging lumber industry. He worked in several local lumber mills until 1902, when he went into business for himself as a . . . — — Map (db m173697) HM
On East Hamshire Road at Gallier Road, on the left when traveling east on East Hamshire Road.
On land patented to William H. Smith, who died at the Alamo.
Of Louisiana Cypress style is typical of ranches of the time built 1859 by A. Mobray for Emil Broussard. He sold to Eloi and Azema Broussard. Here grew up a son J.E. Broussard who . . . — — Map (db m213854) HM
On Ninth Avenue at 25th Street, on the right when traveling west on Ninth Avenue.
Noted musician Harry Henry Choates, whose career was shortened by an early death, was born in Louisiana in 1922. During the 1930s, he moved with his mother to Port Arthur, where as a child he began to develop and shape his gift of music. Known for . . . — — Map (db m151960) HM
On Simmons Drive (Business State Highway 90) south of West Turrett Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
A native of Waxahachie, Texas, Emma Shirley Henderson Wallace (1876-1968) attended school at Prairie View College before becoming a teacher in 1896. She taught in Tyler, Ellis and Jefferson Counties before moving to Orange in 1901 to become one of . . . — — Map (db m116194) HM
On Texecutive Drive 0.1 miles east of Eastex Freeway, on the left when traveling east.
Prater Cemetery is a small family cemetery in what was once known as the Rosedale community of north Jefferson County. Edwin Prater, founder of the cemetery, bought a half acre of land for $10 from his daughter Theodosia and her husband John Jackson . . . — — Map (db m190791) HM
On Broadway Street, on the right when traveling south.
In October 1886, Sabine Pass was the second largest town in Jefferson County, boasting a new rail line and an optimistic outlook on continued growth as a major coastal port. On the afternoon of October 12, just two months after a hurricane had . . . — — Map (db m118670) HM
On Pace Cemetery Road 0.2 miles south of South Gulfway Drive (State Highway 87), on the left when traveling south.
The oldest continually used cemetery in Jefferson County, this graveyard has served the citizens of the Sabine Pass area since the 1840s. The earliest documented grave is that of a 12-year-old John A. Dashiell, son of William V.C. and Mary Dashiell, . . . — — Map (db m273317) HM
On Musket Lane, on the right when traveling south.
In his nearly half century of life, David Crockett literally migrated from east to west Tennessee. From his birthplace near Limestone, to his last home in Rutherford (Gibson County), the Crockett story weaves its way across the Volunteer state for . . . — — Map (db m58461) HM
Near Kearneysville Pike north of Minden Street, on the left when traveling north.
On July 18th, 1833, Jacob and Mary Line sold half an acre of round "bordering on the west side of the Turnpike reload leading from said town to Smithfield" to three Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Shepherdstown. Milton J. Brown, . . . — — Map (db m269301) HM
On Gulfway Drive (State Highway 87) at Highway 73, on the right when traveling east on Gulfway Drive.
Some 30,000 dogs have
served America's military
in 20th century wars
They have served as guards,
scouts, trackers, messengers
or detectors of mines,
booby traps, explosives and
enemy soldiers
In Viet Nam 325 died in action
while . . . — — Map (db m150769) HM WM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
