Jefferson river port
Port, Jefferson, Texas.
- Side
- Confederate
- Kind
- Port
- Where
- Jefferson, Texas
- Years
- 1861-1865
- Today
- Built over
JEFFERSON RIVER PORT
Jefferson was one of the most important ports in Texas between 1845 and 1872. During the war, 1861-1865, a meat cannery and boot and shoe factories were set up at the river port.
Then
Jefferson was one of the most important ports in Texas between 1845 and 1872. During the war a meat cannery and boot and shoe factories were set up there.
Now
Built over
Jefferson is the county seat of Marion County.
Lines owned by Union Pacific and CPKC run through Jefferson today.
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