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Jefferson

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Jefferson, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 46' 38.45124999984", -94° 20' 15.87255"
 
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     Founded 1836. Named for President Thomas Jefferson. Chief river port of Texas, 1846-1870. This prosperous ante-bellum city became a Confederate Quartermaster Depot; produced boots, shoes, iron goods, preserved meats for army. Nearby oil field discovered in 1939. Many fine old homes and other landmarks.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

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Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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