| Marker Number |
11150 |
| Atlas Number |
5199011150 |
| Marker Title |
Former Townsite of Concord |
| Index Entry |
Concord, Former Townsite of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Loeb |
| County |
Hardin |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
settlements |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Leatherwood Cemetery: From Hwy 96 North turn right onto Cooks Lake Road, then turn left onto Leatherwood. Leatherwood makes a very slight bend, to the left, and the cemetery will be on the right hand side of the road. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
First town in Hardin County. Established in 1858 at a strategic crossing from Beaumont to points north. Original name was Benton. Rapidly became a thriving steamboat port and reached a population of about 300, but declined in the 1880s with coming of the railroad. |
