| Marker Number |
7970 |
| Atlas Number |
5455007970 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Town of Sumpter |
| Index Entry |
Sumpter, Site of the town of |
| Address |
|
| City |
|
| County |
Trinity |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
304021 |
| UTM Northing |
3435112 |
| Subject Codes |
|
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
4.6 miles east of Groveton on US 287 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
27" x 42" |
| Marker Text |
Site of the Town of Sumpter First county seat of Trinity County ? ? ? Land granted in 1850 ? ? County seat located here, 1854 ? ? Town was laid out November 20, 1855 ? Incorperated 1862 ? ? Courthouse and records were destroyed by fire, 1872 ? ? In 1873, the county seat was removed to Trinity Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
