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Old Hardin

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Kountze, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 21' 4.83552", -94° 20' 48.831504"
 
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     Founded 1859 as first county seat of Hardin County, created in 1858. Prospered until bypassed by Sabine & East Texas Railroad in 1881. A fire of suspicious origin razed the Courthouse here on Aug. 8, 1886. In an 1887 election, Kountze, on the railroad, was named the county seat.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Old Hardin Historical Marker Location Map, Texas