Bethea Creek
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mlmurrah
N 30° 50.396 W 095° 23.637
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Bethea Creek Historical Marker near Riverside, TX
Waymark Code: WM59NM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2008
Views: 17
This is a historical marker for Bethea Creek near the City of Riverside in Walker County, Texas. It is located on the west side of FM 980 1.8 miles south of Texas Highway 19.
Marker Number: 8429
Marker Text:
A tributary of the Trinity River, Bethea Creek (pronounced Buh-thay) is named for John and Elizabeth Bethea, pioneer settlers of the area. John settled in present-day Walker County in the 1830s and was an early gristmill operator and postmaster in the nearby riverport settlement of Newport, now a ghost town. Soon after Riverside was established along a rail line in the early 1870s, the Betheas moved to the town and operated a gristmill. This stream, which bears their name, remains as a symbol of the contributions made by the area's earliest settlers.
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