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| Directions: US 259 about 1 mi. south of Lone Star | |
| Marker #: 5343007857 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1966 | |
| Size, type: 24" x 18" Other | |
| Last reported condition: Poor; Refinish | |
| Site of Old Spearman's Ferry - Operated along with a mill by E. B. Smith during the Republic of Texas. Bought by John Spearman in 1850. At this site in 1870 the state authorized a toll bridge. Fees ranged from 2 cents for a sheep to $1 for an 8-horse team and loaded wagon. This was at Big Cypress Bayou on Pittsburg-Jefferson Stage Road. | |
| Coordinates: Decimal degrees: N 32.910969 W -94.713035 Degrees, minutes: N 32 54.658 W 094 42.782 UTM: Zone 15, Easting 339805, Northing 3642718 |
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