Jefferson Turn Basin
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 32° 45.359 W 094° 20.592
15S E 374174 N 3625033
Located near the parking area for the boat ramp.
Waymark Code: WM7VKP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
Views: 10

Marker Number: 8060

Marker Text:
Wide, deep lagoon in Cypress Bayou, used for turning around ships in Gulf-Red River trade. First steamer to reach here was the "Lama" in 1844, by way of Red River, which for 200 miles above Shreveport was clogged by a "raft" of debris that had begun forming about 1529. Cypress Bayou thus was best travel route into Oklahoma, western Arkansas and north Texas. Until Federal government in 1873 removed the raft, Jefferson was southwest's greatest inland port, with this basin its business center. Last steamer operated here in 1903.


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