Historical Marker
Newport
Walker County · Texas
Erected 1936
Newport was a riverboat stop for only a few years before the Civil War. The Handbook of Texas says its post office ran from 1855 to 1872, when railroads reached the area and the office moved to Riverside; by the early 1880s the town no longer appeared on maps. The Riverside marker adds that the Newport wharves sat idle whenever the Trinity ran low. The Centennial marker stands in Werner Cemetery, on private property, so there is no public route to it.
What the plaque says
Newport Founded in 1846 by Joseph Werner, a German emigrant. Abandoned with the decline of Trinity River navigation
Where it stands
30.85381, -95.35682 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Town of Riverside — 2.5 mi
- Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp — 5.1 mi
- Taylor Cemetery — 5.2 mi
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railroad — 6.4 mi