Few remnants exist from Grand Bluff, a community once considered the seat of government for Panola County.   One of the remnants is an isolated cemetery containing a hint of why the town died.   In 1846, when Panola County was created by the Texas Legislature, Grand Bluff and Pulaski, both ferry towns on the Sabine River, were the only two settlements in Panola County.  

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