Details for San Jacinto County

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5407007668

Data

Marker Number 7668
Atlas Number 5407007668
Marker Title San Jacinto County
Index Entry San Jacinto County
Address
City Coldspring
County San Jacinto
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 296081
UTM Northing 3385548
Subject Codes counties
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location SH 150, .5 mi. SE of Coldspring
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 Centennial - Highway Marker
Marker Text Eighteenth century Spanish explorers gave to the hyacinth-choked stream the name of Saint Hyacinth. Anglo-Americans settled here after 1820. Formed from portions of Polk, Montgomery,, Liberty and Walker counties. Created January 5, 1869; recreated August 13, 1870; organized December 1, 1870. County seat, Cold Springs, 1870; later, Coldspring.

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