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Formed from Jefferson and Liberty counties. Created February 12, 1858. Organized August 2, 1858. Named in honor of General Thomas Jefferson Chambers (1802-1865), the first and only superior judge of Texas before the revolution. Member of Secession Convention of 1861. County seat, Wallisville, 1858. Anahuac first known as Chambersea, since 1908.
Chambers County is a historical marker in Anahuac, Chambers County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Chambers County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7733, -94.6755 near Anahuac. The nearest cataloged historic site is Black Education in Chambers County (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Anahuac's First Cemetery, Events at Anahuac Leading to the Texas Revolution, and Lone Star Canal.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5071009118. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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