Details for Liberty County
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5291009669
Data
| Marker Number | 9669 |
| Atlas Number | 5291009669 |
| Marker Title | Liberty County |
| Index Entry | Liberty County |
| Address | |
| City | Liberty |
| County | Liberty |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 330345 |
| UTM Northing | 3326332 |
| Subject Codes | counties |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | on the N shoulder of US 90 about 2 mi. E of Liberty |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text | A trail across this region traveled and described by Alonso de Leon in 1690 became the "La Bahia" or "Lower Road" in the 18th century. First settlement, Atascocita, established in 1757. The town established May 5, 1831 as the "Villa de la Santisima Trinity de la Libertad" (City of the Blessed Trinity of Liberty) became the county seat and gave the county its name when created and organized in 1836. |