Port Sullivan, Texas
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Port Sullivan | |
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  Port Sullivan  Port Sullivan | |
| Coordinates: 30°51′58″N 96°41′44″W / 30.86611°N 96.69556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Milam |
Port Sullivan, Texas is a ghost town in Milam County, Texas.[1] It was established in 1835 by Augustus W. Sullivan.[2] By the 1850s, Joseph P. Sneed, a pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, founded the Port Sullivan Male and Female Institute (also known as the Port Sullivan College).[2] The town is home to the Port Sullivan Cemetery.[3]
References
- ^ "PORT SULLIVAN, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ a b Luecke, Jan (March 28, 1968). "Brazos' Port Sullivan... Marker, Cemetery Remain". The Cameron Herald. Cameron, Texas. Retrieved February 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Port Sullivan Cemetery". Milam County Historical Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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