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.
The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.