History
Trinity County Seats
Trinity County was formally organized by an act of the Texas legislature on February 11, 1850. Soon after, county residents chose between two sites for the establishment of a county seat, which was named Sumpter (5 miles east). Government offices were located in the residence of Solomon Adams until a courthouse was built.
History
Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railroad
On September 28, 1881, the Trinity & Sabine Railway Co. was chartered as a logging tram connecting with the International & Great Northern (I&GN) Railroad. The line was intended to run east to the Sabine River but only extended as far as Colmesneil. In 1882, the Trinity & Sabine became part of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT) Railway Company of Texas.
Elsewhere in Texas
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