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Named by the highway departments of Louisiana and Texas in honor of 2 brothers: JAMES GAINES, who owned and operated a ferry here 1819 to 1844 and was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and GENERAL PENDLETON GAINES, an officer in the U. S. Army, prominent in Louisiana history, and who was stationed near here in 1836 to observe the campaign in Texas. Texas Highway Department 1936
Gaines Memorial Bridge is a historical marker in Milam, Sabine County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Sabine County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 152 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4621, -93.7538 near Milam. The nearest cataloged historic site is Oliphant House (historic place), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pendleton Crossing, Oliphint-Carrice, and Oliphint Chapel Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5403011034. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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