Peek Into Panola
By Vina Lee
After the Texas Revolution in 1836, East Texas experienced a great land rush. In 1837 the LaGrone Settlement was established east of the Sabine River near the Louisiana border where The LaGrones' wagon train had passed through in 1832. By 1840 at least forty-nine families were established in the area that became Panola County. The majority came from Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama. Panola County was established in 1846.
(1885) Carthage became the county seat in 1848. In 1956 the original court house was demolished and a new court house built several blocks from the town square which is now a garden. (ref: Leila LaGrone on Panola County)