Ebarb is an

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, United States. It is located along

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, west of

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and east of the

Toledo Bend Reservoir Toledo Bend Reservoir is a reservoir on the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The lake has an area of 185,000 acres (749 km2), the largest man-made body of water partially in both Louisiana and Texas, the largest in the South, and ...

. The American Indian community has a multicultural heritage with strong Spanish and French influences. Many residents are enrolled in the state-recognized Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb. All Ebarbians are lineal descendants of Spanish Lieutenant Governor Antonio Gil y' Barbo. During the 'English-Only' Movement the government changed the spelling of many families' names, which is how the name Barbo evolved to both Y'Barbo and Ebarb. Many residents of Ebarb attend St. Ann's Catholic Church. The community was named after Don

Antonio Gil Y'Barbo Dón Antonio Gil Ybarbo (1729–1809), also known as ''Gil Ybarbo'', ''Gil Ibarbo'', and many other name variants, was a pioneering settler of Nacogdoches, Texas. Ambiguously described by the National Park Service as a "prolific trader and smuggl ...

. He was born in 1729 at Fort Los Adaes in Nueva España (New Spain), and married Maria Padilla (now Paddie). Gil Y'Barbo held ranches on both sides of the Sabine River. According to oral tradition, Ebarb was founded by Alcario Y'barbo, son of a member of Gil Y'Barbo's family. The community is also known for its basketball tradition.

Education

Public schools in Sabine Parish are operated by the

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. The community of Ebarb is zoned to Ebarb Schoo

(Grades PK-12).

References

External links

Sabine Parish Chamber of Commerce
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Small Church Profile: St. Ann Church, Ebarb by Linda Webster, Ph.D.
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