| Marker Number |
8466 |
| Atlas Number |
5471008466 |
| Marker Title |
Newport |
| Index Entry |
Newport |
| Address |
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| City |
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| County |
Walker |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
274615 |
| UTM Northing |
3415791 |
| Subject Codes |
cities and towns |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From FM 980 and FM 3454 intersection take FM 980 N approx. 1.5 miles to Newport Village Rd.; then W on Oillage Rd. approx. 1 mile to private property fence. (Marker is at Werner Cemetery.)
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| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Founded in 1846 by Joseph Werner, a German emigrant. Abandoned with the decline of Trinity River navigation |
