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Dr. Logan moved to the area in 1830 began practicing medicine in Louisiana and Texas. He chartered a ferry business in the area and it became known as Logan's Ferry. Texas won independence in 1836, and the newly formed Republic of Texas agreed to the Adams–Onís Treaty, so the Sabine River became the international boundary. The survey crew ...
The Sabine river was a matter of contention between countries, states, and governments for years. Long a disputed boundary, the issue was left unresolved by the Treaty of Fontainebleau that ceded it from France to Spain, the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso ceding it back to France, and the 1803 Louisiana Purchase agreement ceding it to the United States.
The Sabine River (/ s ə ˈ b iː n /) is a 360-mile (580 km) long river [5] [6] in the Southern U.S. states of Texas and Louisiana, [2] From the 32nd parallel north and downstream, it serves as part of the boundary between the two states and empties into Sabine Lake, an estuary of the Gulf of Mexico.
Allegheny River between Plum and Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States Coordinates 40°32′42″N 79°45′50″W / 40.5450°N 79.7640°W / 40.5450; -79
The park was located on U.S. Highway 171 some fifteen miles (24 km) south of Many, the seat of Sabine Parish. The facility offered walking trails, formal gardens, arboretum, the Azalea Overlook, waterfalls, and a visitor center. Originally, privately developed during the 1940s and opened to the public in 1956.
Burr Ferry is an unincorporated community at the junction of LA 8 and LA 111 south, in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.The community is two miles from the site of the old Burr's Ferry on the Sabine River, at the Texas line.
Lexington and Richmond Turnpike: Little River Turnpike: January 28, 1802: Alexandria - Fairfax - Aldie: Logan, Raleigh and Monroe Turnpike: Loudoun and Berlin Turnpike: 1852 [4] Just East of Purcellville - Lovettsville - Brunswick: Route 287, Berlin Tpke: Lunenburg Plank Road: May 25, 1852: Blackstone - Kenbridge - Wattsboro: VA Route 40, Plank ...
The ship channel runs along the west side of Calcasieu Lake between the lake and "West Cove". [4] It is a combination of natural lakes, streams, and man-made cuts. [5] The Calcasieu Ship Channel comprises two sections, the "Outer Bar" at 33 miles (29 nmi), 30 miles (26 nmi) pass the seaward state boundary, [6] and "The Inner Channel" at 32 miles (28 nmi) measured from the three mile seaward ...