Wild Cat Bluff is a ghost town in northwestern Anderson County, Texas, United States, and is a part of the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
History
Wild Cat Bluff was located where Wildcat Creek enters the Trinity River, and served as a ferry crossing and a shipping point for area farmers. Wild Cat Bluff thrived while the river served as a main form of transportation, but declined after the arrival of the railroads to the county in 1870. Some of the residents moved to the new community developing to the east. [1]
See also
References
- ^ Wild Cat Bluff, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
External links
Municipalities and communities of
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Wild Cat Bluff is a ghost town in northwestern Anderson County, Texas, United States, and is a part of the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
History
Wild Cat Bluff was located where Wildcat Creek enters the Trinity River, and served as a ferry crossing and a shipping point for area farmers. Wild Cat Bluff thrived while the river served as a main form of transportation, but declined after the arrival of the railroads to the county in 1870. Some of the residents moved to the new community developing to the east. [1]
See also
References
- ^ Wild Cat Bluff, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
External links
Municipalities and communities of
Anderson County, Texas, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDP | ||
|
Other communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnote | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
|
| This ghost town–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This United States ghost town-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a location in Anderson County, Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |