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Sam Rayburn Reservoir is a reservoir in the United States in Deep East Texas, 70 miles (110 km) north of Beaumont. The reservoir is fed by the Angelina River , the major tributary of the Neches River .
The community, which is also known as Rayburn Country, is located on the south shore of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir at the junction of Texas Recreational Road 255 and Farm to Market Road 1007. [4] Sam Rayburn was founded in the 1970s after the formation of the reservoir; its main attraction is its country club, Rayburn Country.
Bonham attractions include the Sam Rayburn Museum and the Sam Rayburn House Museum, both named in honor of Sam Rayburn. Rayburn was a Fannin County native who held the office of U.S. Speaker of the House for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history.
This route traveled from an intersection with S 63 to Ferguson at a length of approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 km). On September 27, 1960, FM 255 was extended 4.4 miles (7.1 km) northeastward to the McGee Bend Dam on Lake Sam Rayburn. FM 255 was extended on June 15, 1961 along a road that traveled along the McGee Bend Dam to an intersection with US 96.
The Angelina River (containing Sam Rayburn Reservoir) is a major tributary with its confluence at the north of Lake B. A. Steinhagen. Tributaries to the south include Village Creek and Pine Island Bayou , draining much of the Big Thicket region, both joining the Neches a few miles north of Beaumont .
Sam Rayburn Memorial Student Center at East Texas A&M University, built in 1963. New Sam Rayburn Student Center replaced the old center, built in 2009. Sam Rayburn Intermediate School in Bryan, Texas. Sam Rayburn Middle School in San Antonio, Texas. Sam Rayburn Freeway is a portion of U.S. Highway 75 that runs through Sherman, Texas.
The roadway intersects several county roads before it passes the small Lake Bonham Park and reaches its eastern terminus, an intersection with the Old Bonham Road (CR 2610). [ 20 ] [ 21 ] RE 3 was designated on June 1, 1970, from an intersection with FM 898 to an intersection with Old Lake Bonham Road, in Fannin County , along its current route.
Huntington is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States.The population was 2,025 at the 2020 census. [4] The site is named for Collis Potter Huntington, the chairman of the board of the Southern Pacific Railroad when the town was formed and one of the Big Four.