by Matt | Feb 9, 2024 | History
The Sabine County History Center, located at 235 North Texas Street in Hemphill, is dedicated to preserving Sabine County’s history. There are at least 107 historical markers and memorials in Sabine County, including the Sabine County Courthouse and Jail and a number...
by Matt | Feb 9, 2024 | History
National Register of Historic Places Gaines-Oliphint House (1977): 31.282.59N—93.4526.10W Lobanillo Swales (Designation 2016): 31.2839.20N—93.5656.64W Texas Historical Commission Antiquities Landmark Archeological & Historic Site Lobanillo Swales...
by Matt | Feb 9, 2024 | History
American structure that exists in Texas today. It was built about 1818 by James D. Taylor Gaines who was a double first cousin to General Edward Pendleton Gaines of the United States Army. [1. The Men Who Made Texas Free by Sam Houston Dixon-Copyright 1924-Texas...
by Matt | Feb 9, 2024 | History
The El Camino Real de los Tejas, or Highway 21 as we call it winds it’s way through East Texas just as it did more than four centuries ago. The scenic route through Sabine County will take you to the original “Wagon Swales” which are centuries old...
by Matt | Feb 9, 2024 | History
Traveling Highway 21 West? Don’t miss the Lobanillo “Swales” into no-man’s Land. The scenic trail and walkway opened to the public in 2018, and is a National Treasure. #followthetrail Local Historian and current President of the Sabine County...
by Matt | Feb 9, 2024 | History
The Sabine County courthouse is one of the most important historical markers in Sabine County. Below is an older image of the courthouse.
