| Marker Number |
16101 |
| Atlas Number |
5507016101 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Town of Sumpter |
| Index Entry |
Sumpter, Site of the Town of |
| Address |
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| City |
Groveton |
| County |
Trinity |
| UTM Zone |
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| UTM Easting |
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| UTM Northing |
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| Subject Codes |
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| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
5.5. mi. SE Groveton, State Hwy 106 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
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| 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. Incorporated 1862. Courthosue and records were destroyed by fire, 1872. In 1873, the county seat was removed to Trinity |
