Marker Inscription
Early-day health resort, with baths that attracted such Texans as Gen. Sam Houston. The healing waters had been used for years by the Indians. One spring's water, with high sulphuric acid content, primed telegraph batteries during the Civil War. This was of vital importance, for at best telegraph service was limited. Started in 1854, the 1861-65 system went only from Shreveport to Marshall to Houston, and Houston to Galveston to Orange. A 20-word telegram sent from Shreveport to Houston in February 1865 cost $36. (1965)
About this site
Sour Lake, C.S.A. is a historical marker in Sour Lake, Hardin County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 23 historical markers documented in Hardin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 93 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1383, -94.4119 near Sour Lake. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stephen Jackson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bertha Terry Cornwell Museum, Jackson Family, and Jackson Family Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5199012666. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
