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Jefferson is a city in Marion County, Texas. The population was 2,024 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, and is situated in East Texas. Located on Big Cypress Bayou, Jefferson became a riverport town, and, has been described as the "Riverport to the Southwest." Riverboats came up the Mississippi River into the Red River, through Caddo Lake, and up Big Cypress to what was known as, the "Turning Basin" where stern-wheelers loaded and unloaded cargo. One of the early settlers of Jefferson was Captain William Perry, owner/builder of the famous Excelsior Hotel, who arrived with the first stern-wheeler in 1844. jeffersontx.com