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Site of Smithfield: Texas Historical Marker |
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Polk |
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Near Livingston |
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http://www.9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5373012518 |
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| Description |
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Smithfield was settled in the 1830s and was a community and steamboat
landing on the Trinity River. It was a trading site for the Coushatta
Indians, trappers, settlers that were in this part of Polk County.
John F Carr came to Smithfield in 1839, and established a cotton
gin, gristmill, and several saw mills. The Confederate soldiers
also used the town during the Civil War. When stagecoach and rail
traffic declined, the town’s population shifted north.
Marker Located 13.2 miles south of Livingston on SH 146, then 4
mil southwest on FM 2610.
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