Marker Inscription
(Site 16 mi. NE; Historic Railroad Bed Here) A key port on Caddo Lake for traffic to New Orleans, 1830s-1860s. Founded by Peter Swanson (1789-1849), a civil engineer and planter. Cotton, pelts and other products went out and settlers' goods came in at this landing. 1850s terminal of Southern Pacific (first railroad in East Texas), built to Marshall from the landing. During Civil War, 1861-65, road was rerouted to haul troops between Marshall and western Louisiana. Later, port declined. Steamer "Mittie Stephens" on Feb. 11, 1869, burned near Swanson's Landing with loss of 69 lives.
About this site
Swanson's Landing is a historical marker in Jonesville, Harrison County, dedicated in 1969. It is one of 102 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 257 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5187, -94.1195 near Jonesville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Vaughan, Samuel Floyd, Dr. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Vaughan, Concord Methodist Church and Concord Masonic Lodge, and Old Border.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010216. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
