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Panoramic map of Jefferson in 1872 by Herman Brosius including a list oflandmarks. Jefferson was one of the most important ports in Texas between 1845 and 1872. The town reached its peak population just a few years after the Civil War and is reported to have exceeded 30,000. During this time, Jefferson was the sixth-largest town in Texas.
The Jefferson Historic District in the town of Jefferson, Marion County, Texas is a collection of numerous historic buildings including 56 of state significance at the time of its nomination. The district encompasses 107 acres of the southeastern portion of central Jefferson, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 31 ...
Website. www.co.jefferson.tx.us. Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas. The Neches River forms its northeastern boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 256,526. [1] The county seat is Beaumont. [2] Jefferson County has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state of ...
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,725. [1] Its county seat is Jefferson. [2] Marion County is in East Texas and is named for Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War general from South Carolina who was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox".
The Grove (Jefferson, Texas) The Grove (also known as the Stilley–Young House), located in Jefferson, Texas, is an 1861 historic home that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. The house has also been called the most haunted place in Texas. The Grove's history dates back to the 19th ...
Big Cypress Bayou. Coordinates: 32.76°N 94.30°W. Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson, Texas off U.S. Route 59. Cypress Bayou is the name applied to a series of wetlands at the western edge of Caddo Lake, in and around Jefferson, Texas, making up part of the largest Cypress forest in the world. The bayou is divided into three areas—each part of ...
Designated RTHL. 1966. The Old U.S. Post Office and Courts Building is a historical 19th century brick government building, located in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas . The building now houses the Jefferson Historical Museum. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
Significant dates. Added to NRHP. November 25, 1969. Designated RTHL. 1965. The Freeman Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic mansion located in Jefferson, Texas, USA. The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, [ 1 ] and it was completed in 1850. [ 2 ] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic ...