Newport, Texas, Walker County ghost town. (original) (raw)

Newport Tx - Centennial Marker

History on a Granite Marker:

The entire history of this Newport is summed up in the terse inscription on the 1936 Centennial marker:

�Founded in 1846 by Joseph Werner, a German emigrant � abandoned with the decline of Trinity River navigation.�

Photographer�s Note:
�It appears to have been almost covered by the waters of Lake Livingston. The Newport townsite and Werner Cemetery now reside on private property.� -

Barclay Gibson, February 22, 2013

Newport Tx - Werner Cemetery

Newport Tx - Cemetery & Centennial Marker

Newport Tx - Cemetery & Centennial Marker

Newport Tx - Newport Landing

Walker County TX 1907 Postal Map

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