Local History

Sabine County History

History seems to seep from every crack and crevice in Sabine County. The courthouse square at Hemphill, one of the most unusual in East Texas, is surrounded by quaint buildings, antique stores and gift shops.

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Milam Texas History

Called Red Mound at first, it was renamed to honor Ben Milam in 1835. It was designated the seat of government that year for what was then the “Municipality of Sabine.”

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Sabine Landmarks

View pictures of some of Sabine County's iconic landmarks, such as the old Sabine County jail.

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Hemphill Heroes

Read and engaging articles about meeting some of the heroes of deep east Texas.

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Interesting Note: NASA built a museum next to our local public library to honor the Columbia space shuttle and crew on that dreadful morning of Feb. 1, 2003 and is open to the public. Most of the debris of the shuttle landed in Sabine County along with most of the astronauts that perished that morning.