Marker Inscription
Georgia native Kate Dorman and her husband, Arthur Magill, owned and operated the catfish Hotel at Sabine Pass as early as 1847. Arthur Magill was killed in an accident in 1859, and the following year Kate, a widow with two young daughters, married John Dorman. In 1862 the Catfish Hotel became a temporary hospital, where Kate nursed victims of a yellow fever epidemic. A strong supporter of the Confederacy, Kate traveled through enemy fire to provide food to Lt. Dick Dowling's troops during the Battle of Sabine Pass in 1863. (1990)
About this site
Dorman, Kate is a historical marker in Sabine Pass, Jefferson County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 137 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7187, -93.9048 near Sabine Pass. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dorman, Kate (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garner, Jacob Harmon, Johnson, Benjamin, and Smith, Niles F..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5245010506. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
