Historical Marker
Port Sullivan
Historical marker location:
CR 260, Maysfield, Texas
( 9 mi. E on FM 485, 1.3 mi. N on CR 260, reported damaged 10.2018)
Marker installed: 1936
Early important trade and educational center. Established by Augustus W. Sullivan in 1835. River navigation extended to this point for many years. The Austin-East Texas and the Houston-Waco roads crossed here. On this spot was located Port Sullivan College. Established in the early fifties. Incorporated December 16, 1863. Destroyed by fire in 1878.