Hall's Bluff

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Marker Text: Maryland native Joshua James Hall migrated to Texas and purchased a land grant in 1839 on the east side of the Trinity River. Hall and his son, James Madison Hall, established a port and ferry on the Trinity River as a shipping point for Houston County settlers. The Community of Hall's Bluff developed around the ferry in the mid-19th century, and included a general store, post office, churches and a school. Unreliable shipping due to weather-related problems and the arrival of the railroad in the 1870s, caused the port to decline and eventually most residents moved away. (1996)

Marker No.9465

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.315615, -95.482201

Location: from Loop 304 in Crockett take FM 2076 west .1 mile