Historical Marker
San Jacinto County
Coldspring, San Jacinto County · Texas
Erected 1936
The Handbook of Texas says the county's first inhabitants were probably Atakapa or Patiri, of whom little is known beyond the second name. After organization, the Commissioners' Court agreed on March 12, 1877 to pay Thomas and Werner, builder and architects of Fort Worth, $8,000 for a courthouse. The first census after organization counted 6,186 residents in 1880, and the weekly San Jacinto Times began in Coldspring in 1897. About sixty percent of the county lies in the Sam Houston National Forest.
What the plaque says
San Jacinto County Eighteenth century Spanish explorers gave to the hyacinth-choked stream the name of Saint Hyacinth. Anglo-Americans settled here after 1820. Formed from portions of Polk, Montgomery,, Liberty and Walker counties. Created January 5, 1869; recreated August 13, 1870; organized December 1, 1870. County seat, Cold Springs, 1870; later, Coldspring.
Where it stands
30.58566, -95.12659 · Directions
More markers nearby
- First Baptist Church of Coldspring — 0.4 mi
- Townsite of Coldspring — 0.5 mi
- Governor George Tyler Wood — 0.5 mi
- San Jacinto County Jail — 0.7 mi