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Historical Marker
( In the park in Beaumont - Carroll
Street)
Site
of Santa Anna
The Santa Anna
townsite was platted in 1835 by surveyor and land speculator David
Brown of San
Augustine County. It became the center of political and military
activities for the area west of the Neches
River to the present western boundary of Jefferson
County, including southern Hardin
County. Thomas Huling of Jasper
and Henry Millard, later an officer in the Republic of Texas Army,
owned a store in Santa Anna which they hired Joseph Pulsifer to manage.
Pulsifer arrived on July 21, 1835, and in letters to his sister in
Connecticut he recounted activities in this area before and after
the Texas Revolution. His letters, a valuable written record of early
Jefferson County
history, referred to families living in the vicinity and the existence
of two stores and a school building in Santa Anna.
Following the Texas Revolution the boundary of Jefferson
County was extended westward. The town of Beaumont,
founded by Henry Millard, Nancy Tevis, and Joseph Grigsby, and consisting
of only three houses in April 1836, was organized and became county
seat. The growth of Beaumont, absentee
land ownership, and the death of town founder David Brown in 1847
led to the demise of Santa Anna.
Historical Marker Text submitted by Reuben H. G. |
Forum:
Subject: Santa Anna, Jefferson County Ghost Town
I hope this Texas ghost town meets your requirements for publication.
- Sincerely, Reuben H. G., October 16, 2010
Santa Anna, Texas Area Hotels: Beaumont
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