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TEXAS ALMANAC-1964-1965
JASPER: Monument in Courthouse Square
at Jasper honors Jasper County early settlers.
Another monument, also in Courthouse square,
honors Stephen Williams, veteran of Ameri-
can Revolution. West of Jasper 9.5 miles is
site of the town of Bevilport, established in
1834 and county seat of Municipality of Bevil.
It was a river port, 1830-60, mail station in
1835, county seat of Jasper County, 1836-37,
when the name was changed by the Provi-
sional Government. Eight miles west of Jas-
per is marker to Dr. Stephen H. Everitt,
pioneer patriot. Ten miles southwest of Jas-
per is site of home of George Washington
Smyth and his wife; he was one of signers of
Texas Declaration of Independence and dele-
gate to Texas Constitutional Convention of
1866. Site of old town of Zavala marked in
1936; homesite of Stephen Williams also
marked. Andrew F. Smyth home nine miles
west of Jasper and R. C. Doom home, now
property of Congressman Jack Brooks, certi-
fied as worthy of Texas Historic Building Me-
dallion.
JEFF DAVIS: One mile northeast of town
of Fort Davis on State Highway 17 is Fort
Davis, named for Jefferson Davis, then Sec-
retary of War, established by Lt. Col. Wash-
ington Seawell, on Oct. 7, 1854, for protection
from Indians. It was first known as Painted
Comanche Camp. It was the intermediate sta-
tion of the army camel route between Camp
Verde, Texas, and Camp Yu na, Calif. Evacu-
ated Apr. 13, 1861. When the fort was reoccu-
pied in 1867, permanent buildings were erect-
ed. Abandoned in 1891. It was designated as
a national historic site in 1961. Seven miles
southeast of Fort Davis on State Highway 118
are ruins of ranch home of Manuel Musquiz,
who settled here in 1854. He abandoned his
home on account of Indian raids. House used
as a Ranger station, 1880-82. Grave of Indian
Emily is marked at foot of mountain near
Fort Davis. Emily saved fort from Indian
massacre but was accidentally shot. Seven-
teen miles north of Fort Davis is site of Wild
Rose Pass, early-day Indian pass through
mountains; followed gorge below known asLimpia Canyon. Eleven miles southwest of
Valentine is site where Apaches made their
last stand, June 12, 1880; site of fight in Pre-
sidio county. McDonald Observatory on
Mount Locke one of nation's outstanding ob-
servatories.
JEFFERSON: At Sabine Pass is the statue
of Lt. Richard W. Dowling, who, with a small
force, repelled an attempted invasion of Tex-
as, Sept. 8, 1863, by United States forces, in
Battle of Sabine Pass. Park and monument
site today. Sabine Lighthouse established in
1856, closed in 1952. Fort Griffin, Confederate
post established in 1862, was abandoned in
1865. Also known as Fort Sabine. At Highland
Avenue and Port Arthur Road, Beaumont, is
marker on site of Spindletop Hill Confederate
Camp, 1862-1864. At Tevis and Crockett is
monument marking the site of the home of
Noah Tevis. Four miles south of Beaumont is
marker honoring Lucas Gusher, discovery
well of Spindletop Oil Field and first impor-
tant well on Gulf Coast. One and three-tenths
miles west of Beaumont on U.S. Highway 90,
marker placed in 1936 honoring City of Beau-
mont, named for Mary Dewleigh Borlace
Warren Beaumont by husband, Henry Mil-
lard, who laid out town 1835 on site known as
Tevis' Bluff, Inc., 1838.
JIM HOGG: Spanish town of Cuevitas,
now on State Highway 649, 25 miles north of
Roma, was founded 1805. At Randado is ruin
of only walled city in United States; ancient
church at Randado; Razerd Hipolito Garcia
Building built 1806, in ruins, site of Zachary
Taylor's camp.
JIM WELLS: Camp Merrill, in northeast-
ern part of county, was established in 1852 on
site formerly known as Camp Casa Blanca.
Town of Casa Blanca later developed on site.
Home of Don Santos Moreno, built 1820, and
cemetery for La Trinidad Ranch located on
ranch of Josefa Garcia, three and one-half
miles south of Ben Bolt.
JOHNSON: Old Bailey's (or Buchanan)
was first county seat, 1856. Declined after
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