Port Sullivan, Texas

Port Sullivan, Texas is a ghost town in Milam County, Texas.[1] It was established in 1835 by Augustus W. Sullivan.[2] By the 1850s, Joseph P. Sneed, a pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, founded the Port Sullivan Male and Female Institute (also known as the Port Sullivan College).[2] The town is home to the Port Sullivan Cemetery.[3]

Port Sullivan
Ghost town
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyMilam

References
  1. "PORT SULLIVAN, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  2. Luecke, Jan (March 28, 1968). "Brazos' Port Sullivan... Marker, Cemetery Remain". The Cameron Herald. Cameron, Texas. Retrieved February 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Port Sullivan Cemetery". Milam County Historical Commission. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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