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Created August 21, 1876. Organized October 24, 1905. Named for James Gaines. Born in Virginia in 1779. Established a ferry across the Sabine River in 1819, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Congress of the Republic. Gold lured him to California where he died. A country of cattle, oil and farming. Seminole, the county seat.
Gaines County is a historical marker in Seminole, Gaines County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Gaines County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7223, -102.6476 near Seminole. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gaines County (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Seminole, Dan Cobb, and Dan Cobb Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5165002095. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Gaines County” names 2 distinct records in Gaines County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1936 in Seminole. The others:
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