Chambers
Black Education in Chambers County
Anahuac, TX
The Texas Legislature formed Chambers County in 1858, and Wallisville became the county's first seat of government.
Cedar Point
Mont Belvieu, TX
Near this site is an area of land known as Cedar Point that was known to some of the earliest settlers of the state.
Chambers County Courthouse
Anahuac, TX
Named after Texas pioneer Major General Thomas Jefferson Chambers, Chambers County was established in 1858.
Fort Anahuac
Anahuac, TX
Known as Perry's Point until 1825, Anahuac was a port of entry for early Texas colonists.
Henry and Amelia Griffith
Mont Belvieu, TX
The son of Joshua and Jemimah (Hazelton) Griffith, Pennsylvania native Henry Griffith (c. 1797-1869) moved to Johnson's Bayou near...
James Taylor White
Anahuac, TX
A veteran of the War of 1812, James Taylor White (b.1789) migrated to this area from Louisiana in 1828.
Joseph Blancpain's French Trading Post
Wallisville, TX
French trader Joseph Blancpain established a trading post in this vicinity in August 1754.
Juan Davis Bradburn
Anahuac, TX
Adventurer from Kentucky who first came to Texas in 1817 with an expedition seeking to expel Spain from North America.
Near Site of the Signing of Turtle Bayou Resolutions
Anahuac, TX
Drafted and signed at Turtle Bayou on June 13, 1832, this first formal protest of Texas colonists against Mexican tyranny formed an early...
Old River
Old River-Winfree, TX
Formed as a channel of the meandering Trinity River, Old River rises in southwestern Liberty County and flows to the southeast, joining...
On this Site First Known as Perry's Point
Anahuac, TX
On this site first known as Perry's Point, a fort, established in 1830 by General Manuel Mier y Teran for the purpose of halting...
Robert Mc Alpin Williamson
Anahuac, TX
(1804-1859) Crippled by disease at 15, with a leg permanently bent at the knee, wore a pegleg which like his two natural legs was covered...
Round Point
Round Point, TX
This area on Trinity Bay, three miles south of the town of Anahuac, was called Round Point as early as 1828 when Anson Taylor (1791-1831)...
Sarah Ridge Paschal Pix
Smith Point, TX
Born on the family plantation in the Cherokee Nation near present Rome, Georgia, Sarah Ridge (1814-1891) attended mission schools and...
Site of Old Wallisville
Wallisville, TX
Settled in 1825 by Elisha H. R. Wallis, a pioneer from Georgia, on land in grant of Joseph Vehlein, a contractor working to place...
Town of Winnie
Winnie, TX
Site is on 1835 James Hoggatt grant from Mexico.
William Barret Travis
Anahuac, TX
(August 9, 1809 - March 6, 1836) Co-commander with James Bowie, siege of the Alamo.