​Town of
Riverside

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Marker Text: Founded 1872 when Houston & Great Northern Railroad (later, International & Great Northern) was being built into the area. Walker County landowners gave earth, timber, and rock to the road in order to gain shipping facilities. Post office was moved here Feb. 23, 1872, from Newport (6 mi. SE), where wharves were idle when Trinity River was low.   
​     Riverside developed churches, a 4-teacher school, and two blocks of businesses, including stores, blacksmith shop, livery stable, saloon, barber shop, 2-story hotel, cotton gin. In the 1920s, Fuller's earth refining plants were built. (1972) 

Marker No: 8470

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: 30.852654, -95.399216

Location: From the intersection of SH 19 and FM 980 (Riverside) take FM 980 east approximately .5 miles.