Marker Inscription
Established in 1839. A thriving settlement before the Civil War.
Historical Marker
Site of the Town of Belgrade
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About this site
Site of the Town of Belgrade is a historical marker in Bon Weir, Newton County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Newton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.6273, -93.6905 near Bon Weir. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Belgrade Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Belgrade Cemetery, Biloxi Community, and Whitman Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014508. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Belgrade was founded in 1837 by William McFarland on the Sabine River in what became Newton County, making it the county's first organized town. A busy riverport served by steamboats along the old Coushatta Trace, it was renamed Biloxi from 1853 to 1860 before reverting to Belgrade, and it competed unsuccessfully to become county seat. River trade collapsed as railroads reached East Texas in the early 1900s, and the townsite was eventually abandoned.
Sources: tshaonline.orgtexasalmanac.com
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