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| Directions: off FM 326, 3 mi. south of Kountze | |
| Marker #: 5199011153 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1970 | |
| Size, type: 20" x 20" | |
| Last reported condition: Fair | |
| Old Hardin - Founded 1859 as first county seat of Hardin County, created in 1858. Prospered until bypassed by Sabine & East Texas Railroad in 1881. A fire of suspicious origin razed the Courthouse here on Aug. 8, 1886. In an 1887 election, Kountze, on the railroad, was named the county seat. | |
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Decimal degrees: N 30.351347 W -94.346898
Degrees, minutes: N 30 21.081 W 094 20.814 UTM: Zone 15, Easting 370549, Northing 3358487 |
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