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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DQD_steeles-academy_Groveton-TX.html
Steele's Academy. . Site of Steele's Academy Named in honor of its founder and principal D. W. Steele of New Hampshire Academy Attended by students from many counties. var plainText = document.getElementById('in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM109V_trinity-county-courthouse_Groveton-TX.html
The Trinity County and Sabine Pass Land and Railway Company laid out the new town of Groveton in 1881, when the I&GN Railroad came through the area. The following year, Trinity County voters chose it as their seat of government. The company constr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103F_trinity-county-seats_Groveton-TX.html
Trinity County was formally organized by an act of the Texas legislature on February 11, 1850. Soon after, county residents chose between two sites for the establishment of a county seat, which was named Sumpter (5 mi. E). Government offices were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103C_groveton_Groveton-TX.html
Named for a grove of black jack oak trees, Groveton resulted from the establishment of the Trinity County Lumber Company sawmill in 1882. After the Trinity and Sabine Railroad Company built a sixty-five mile branch line through area forests, the T…
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