Las Sabinas, Volume 14, Number 1, January 1988 Page: 17
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Texas Historical Marker
Sabine River at Fourth, Orange
JOHN HARMON
Born in 1790 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana,
John Harmon lived at Poste de Attakapas, a
Spanish site of St. Martinville. A veteran of
the state's defensive actions during the War
of 1812, he wed Elizabeth Compstock Clarks in
1813.
Soon after the birth of their first child in
1816, the Harmons sold their St. Martin Parish
land and moved west. Although not much is
known about their activities over the following
decade, it is known thay had settled along the
eastern bank of the Sabine River by 1826. The
next year, Harmon decided to relocate in this
area. He built a massive raft of cypress logs
which transported a house, a wagon, a pair of
oxen, a horse, a cow, farm tools and supplies,
and his family, which numbered five.
The Harmon family raft arrived here on January 1,
1828. Weary from their journey, the family
feasted on wild game and later decided to make
their home in the area. Their arrival at the
present site of Orange marked the beginning
of permanent settlement. Later, when the town
developed, John Harmon was a saddler, a civic
leader and a prominent landowner.
He died in 1874, but his contributions and
pioneer spirit remain vital to the area's
heritage.
Narrated by Betty Harmon at dedication
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Orange County Historical Society (Tex.). Las Sabinas, Volume 14, Number 1, January 1988, periodical, January 1988; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth312864/m1/27/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Orange County Historical Society.