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HOUSTON COUNTY, TEXAS

The FIRST COUNTY Created Under The REPUBLIC of TEXAS

Established June 12, 1837, named for President Sam Houston, and located on the El Camino Real Highway. The El Camino Real is recognized as one of the state's oldest and most significant of the trans-Texas routes, and the most famous of the early historic trails:    Handbook of Texas On-Line