Jefferson, Texas
The Old Post Office, Jefferson's most recognized landmark The Old Post Office, Jefferson's most recognized landmark Downtown Jefferson, Texas Location of Jefferson, Texas Location of Jefferson, Texas State Texas Website City of Jefferson Jefferson is a historic town/city in Marion County in northeastern Texas, United States. The populace was 2,024 at the 2000 census.
It is the governmental center of county of Marion County, Texas, and is situated in East Texas.
The town/city is a tourism center, with prominent attractions including: Jay Gould's Railroad car, the Sterne Fountain, Jefferson Carnegie Library, Excelsior House, the House of the Four Seasons, and the bayous formed by Big Cypress Bayou positioned in and around the city.
Tourism in Jefferson is enhanced by a number of affairs that are held throughout the year.
Jefferson Civil War Days The Great Locomotive Chase and Naval Battle of Port Jefferson The Battle for Jefferson Almost every commercial building and home on the chief arterial road in Jefferson has a historic marker. The Sterne Fountain was given to the town/city in 1913 to honor the donation of Jacob and Ernestine Sterne, a Jewish couple who settled in Jefferson before the Civil War and became prominent people who managed the postal service and were involved in various civic and cultural projects.
Early records indicate that Jefferson was established around 1841 on territory ceded from the Caddo Indians.
The Red River Raft (or Great Raft) acted as a dam on the river and raised the level of Caddo Lake and the Red River a several feet.
This rise of Caddo Lake and the corresponding rise in the Big Cypress Bayou at Jefferson permitted commercial riverboat travel to Jefferson from ports such as St.
Jefferson was one of the most meaningful ports in Texas between 1845 and 1872.
During this time, Jefferson was the sixth biggest town in Texas.
At the peak of river traffic Jefferson had a populace of over 7,000.
One of the legends encircling Jefferson involved Jay Gould, the barns magnate.
The legend goes that Gould wanted to bring his barns through Jefferson but the town leaders refused because they had the river traffic.
Gould is even given credit for supporting the removal of the Red River Raft and the subsequent diminish of Jefferson as a river port.
Jefferson, since 2000, has been the locale for the Pulpwood Queens Book Club Girlfriend Weekend's annual conference, attracting authors from all around the country. Jefferson is positioned at 32 45 40 N 94 20 58 W (32.761013, -94.349331). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), of which, 4.3 square miles (11 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.58%) is water.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Jefferson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The City of Jefferson is served by the Jefferson Independent School District.
1986: Jefferson High School - AAA Football State Championship with 16-0 record.
1980-81: Jefferson High School - Eric Robinson, State 110 m.
Cannon resided with his family in Jefferson until his death at the age of fifty-three.
1882 description of Jefferson and environs.
Texas State Historical Commission.
Texas Observer, "Fake Fur, Big Hair and La Vie Litteraire," February 16, 2010 Climate Summary for Jefferson, Texas Antebellum Jefferson, Texas: Everyday Life in an East Texas Town (Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2012).
Jefferson, Texas: Queen of the Cypress.
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Article on Jefferson, Texas at the Handbook of Texas online.
Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Texas, United States State of Texas County seats of Texas
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