Sabine River

A half mile to the west rises the Sabine River, lower channel of which separated New World empires of France and Spain and in 1836 became Republic of Texas - United States border. Fork here is called Cow Leach, for Indian chief who lived in the area. This marker is on a 3-way watershed: flow to the north goes into the Sulphur and to the Mississippi; the west drains to the Trinity; south goes into the Sabine, which forms Texas-Louisiana boundary and pours more water into Gulf of Mexico than any other Texas river (6,400,000 acre feet annually).

Sabine River is a historical marker in Celeste, Hunt County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 70 historical markers documented in Hunt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 92 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3246, -96.2082 near Celeste. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harrell, Mack (historical marker), about 2.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Celeste, Audie Murphy, and Lane Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5231007827. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.