This historical marker is located just outside of Liberty County on US-90 and gives us some of the history of the region.
"Liberty County. A trail across this region traveled and described by Alonso de León in 1690 became the 'La Bahia' or 'Lower Road' in the 18th Century. First settlement, Atascocita, established in 1757. The towen estabished May 5, 1831 as the 'Villa de la Santisima Trinidad de la Libertad' (City of the Blessed Trinity of Liberty) became the county seat and gave the county its name when created and organized in 1836."
The Trinity River flows through this county, dividing the county roughly in half. The river begins on the northern border of Liberty County, forming the San Jacinto - Polk County line through the Liberty County line. The east fork of the San Jacinto River flows through far northeast parts of the county, flowing through Cleveland. Tarkington Bayou begins in the Sam Houston National Forest in San Jacinto County, working its way south through northeast and east Liberty County and joining other feeders, before traveling into Harris County and emptying into Galveston Bay.
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