101 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Port Neches — 16350 — First Baptist Church of Port Neches —

This Baptist church, the first in Port Neches, organized in October of 1910. Twelve charter members held Baptist services in a one-room schoolhouse. These church founders were Mr. & Mrs. John Livingston, Mr. Horace Livingston, Mr. & Mrs. R.E. . . . — — Map (db m170865) HM

102 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Port Neches — 10524 — First United Methodist Church Of Port Neches —

Before 1881 Methodists in Port Neches, then known as Grigsby's Bluff, were served by occasional circuit Riders who preached in private homes. On Sept. 6, 1881, the Rev. W. H. Crawford conducted a meeting to organize the first local Methodist . . . — — Map (db m170582) HM

103 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Port Neches — 10532 — Grigsby's Bluff — (1834-1902) —

Joseph Grigsby (1771-1841) and family migrated from Kentucky to the Sabine area in 1827. He is said to have been the first grower of cotton in East Texas. In 1834 he received a grant of 17 labors (3,009 acres) of land on the Neches. Here he built a . . . — — Map (db m170581) HM

104 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Port Neches — 10556 — Tex Ritter — (January 12, 1905 - January 2, 1974) —

Western singing star Woodward Maurice ("Tex") Ritter was born in Panola County, Texas. After attending college, he began singing cowboy ballads on a Houston radio station in 1928. He advanced to Broadway, where he was nicknamed "Tex", and in 1936 . . . — — Map (db m170515) HM

105 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 12425 — 1886 Hurricane at Sabine Pass —

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

106 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 13645 — Beach Road —

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

107 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 13429 — Capture of the USS Morning Light and USS Velocity —

After Texas seceded from the Union at the onset of the Civil War, the state's ports were included in a Union blockade of the South. The proximity of Sabine Pass to Galveston made it a strategic point for both the Union and Confederacy. In January . . . — — Map (db m118789) HM

108 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10500 — City of Sabine and Sabine Pass —

The first known settlers in this area were John McGaffey and Thomas Courts, who arrived in 1832. Sam Houston assisted Manuel de los Santos Coy in acquiring a land grant here in 1833. Two years later Houston and two partners purchased Coy's property . . . — — Map (db m118671) HM

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109 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 15458 — Commodore Leon Smith —

Maine native Leonidas Smith (b. 1829) became a sailor as a youth and, by age 21 commanded the U.S. Mail Packet Pacific along the west coast. At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, he was sailing out of Galveston, Texas. He served as . . . — — Map (db m118780) HM

110 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — Dick Dowling —

Commemorating the feat of Dick Dowling and his forty two Irish patriots Sabine Pass, Texas. 1861 C.S.A. 1865 "September the 8th 1863, an army of fifteen thousand Federals attacked the small fort at the Pass; the brave little garrison . . . — — Map (db m118815) HM WM

111 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10558 — Federal Fatalities at the Battle of Sabine Pass —

The Civil War battle at Sabine Pass on September 8, 1863 was a victory for Lieutenant Richard W. Dowling and his troops, which numbered fewer than 50. Dowling and his Davis Guards kept Union gunboats from advancing up the pass. The U.S.S. . . . — — Map (db m118791) HM

112 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10526 — Fort Manhassett — (7.5 Miles West) —

To protect Texas against Federal invasion during the Civil War, Confederate General John B. Magruder ordered the construction of a fort on September 4, 1863, four days before the famous Confederate victory won by Dick Dowling and his small company . . . — — Map (db m118775) HM

113 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 17600 — Fort Sabine —

During the Civil War, the Sabine Pass Channel was a strategic gateway to the interior of eastern Texas and western Louisiana, control of which was vital. Fearing a possible Union invasion, the citizens of Sabine City (later Sabine Pass) formed a . . . — — Map (db m118674) HM

114 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — Melvin Gillette — 6/4/38 - 1/17/03 —

Melvin was a past President and the Secretary/Treasurer of the Dick Dowling Lions Club of Sabine Pass, Texas. He led the club with tireless enthusiasm, dedication and vision. As a retired Coast Guardsman, he had a keen interest in the two . . . — — Map (db m163960) HM

115 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10509 — Richard Dowling —

Center Front Panel In memory of Lt. Richard W. Dowling and his men. Texas remembers the faithfulness and valor of her sons and commends their heroic example to future generations. The Men Who Fought with Lt. Dowling Were: Left Front Panel . . . — — Map (db m118792) HM WM

116 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — Sabine Bank Lighthouse —

This lantern and watchroom once made up the top 20 feet of the Sabine Bank lighthouse, which originally towered 72 feet above the water in the Gulf of Mexico. The lighthouse was fabricated in Detroit, Michigan and shipped to Sabine by railway in . . . — — Map (db m118814) HM

117 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — Sabine Pass Veterans Memorial —

In memory of those citizens of Sabine Pass who lost their lives in the service of their country. Spc. Ryan Berg Died Jan. 9, 2007 Baquba, Iraq — — Map (db m163965) WM

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118 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — Sabine Pass World War II Memorial —

In memory of those men from Sabine Pass who lost their lives in the service of their country in World War II Henry L. Cushion - A. J. Comte - Vollie Y. Fawvor - Francis R. Fields - Marcus A. Hanna - Charlie L. Harris - Wendell M. . . . — — Map (db m163963) WM

119 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10525 — Site of Fort Griffin — (1863-1865) —

Renowned for brilliant Civil War victory, Sept. 8, 1863. Confederates in this fort repulsed a fleet seeking to land thousands of Federal soldiers. Lt. Richard W. Dowling (1838-1867), in civilian life a Houston businessman, commanded fort during . . . — — Map (db m118779) HM

120 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10567 — Spaight's 11th Battalion —

Commanded by Col. Ashley W. Spaight, the 11th Battalion of Texas Volunteers, Confederate States Army, was nicknamed the "Swamp Angels." Tracing its origins to the "Sabine Pass Guards" militia formed in 1861, the battalion served during the Civil War . . . — — Map (db m118675) HM

121 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10568 — Spanish-American War Fortifications — (Approximately 3 miles south) —

As tension mounted between the United States and Spain during the late 1890s, U. S. Representative Samuel Bronson Cooper of Texas recommended the War Department begin plans for the defense of the strategic Sabine Pass area. The Army Corps of . . . — — Map (db m118776) HM

122 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — Union Casualties at the Battle of Sabine Pass —

Union Casualties at the Battle of Sabine Pass September 8, 1863 USS Clifton Killed United States Navy Exec. Officer Robert Rhodes Michael Driscoll, Landsman 75th Regt. New York Volunteers Pvt. Henry Raymond, Co. A . . . — — Map (db m118812) HM WM

123 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 10559 — United States Forces at the Battle of Sabine Pass —

Federal forces in the Civil War failed in most of their early efforts to capture Texas. In the fall of 1863, after taking New Orleans and Vicksburg, their leaders attacked Western Louisiana in a renewed effort. They wished to divert valuable stocks . . . — — Map (db m118790) HM

124 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass — 13116 — World War II Coastal Defenses at Sabine Pass —

The natural coastal cut of Sabine Pass has long been an important military strategic point, as evidenced by the battle that took place here during the Civil War. It was no less significant in World War II, when it became one of the primary points of . . . — — Map (db m118778) HM

125 ► Texas, Jefferson County, Taylor Landing — 15370 — Southeast Texas Regional Airport —

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 taxiway . . . — — Map (db m171119) HM

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