Historical Marker
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County · Texas
Erected 1936
The county's early record is one of dates and counts. The Handbook of Texas says the territory east of the Trinity River was designated Nacogdoches County on March 17, 1836, and that the city of Nacogdoches was incorporated in June 1837. Census figures it lists include 3,758 residents in 1850, 5,930 in 1860, 9,614 in 1870 and 24,663 in 1900. The Handbook also reports 5,000 farms in the county in 1935, with tenants working 2,935 of them.
What the plaque says
Nacogdoches County Home of the Nacogdoches Indians in the 17th Century. Spanish settlements, 1716. Alternately settled and abandoned in 18th Century due to French encroachment. Scene of the Fredonian Rebellion in 1827. Organized a municipality, 1832 under the Mexican Government. Created a county March 17, 1836. Organized May 24, 1837. Nacogdoches, established 1779, became the county seat in 1836.
Where it stands
31.64894, -94.65511 · Directions
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