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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13YL_birthplace-of-allan-shivers_Lufkin-TX.html
Born here, in now-razed house, Oct. 5,1907, to Robert and Easter C. Shivers, pioneer East Texas family. As youth, worked at odd jobs to earn own pocket money. Was State Senator 12 years; Lieutenant Governor for two. A strong, progressive Governor,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13WI_mantooth-farm_Lufkin-TX.html
Members of the Mantooth family came to Angelina County in 1858. Albert Edwin (Eddie) Mantooth (1874-1969) was born in Homer, Angelina County, to Albert and Mary Richard Hall Mantooth. In 1897, Eddie married Sarah Annie Atkinson Mantooth (1879-1914…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM130V_first-christian-church-of-lufkin_Lufkin-TX.html
A Christian church was organized in Angelina County about 1884 in Homer, the county seat. When the railroad line from Houston to Shreveport was built about 5 miles from Homer, the town of Lufkin was built around the depot. Many citizens of Homer m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQLM_charles-charlie-wilson_Lufkin-TX.html
June 1, 1933 - February 10, 2010United States Naval Officer and 12-Term United States Representative, 2nd District of Texas
A Sonnet to CharlieNow before us in bronze, he once again stands tall:Beloved Texan, who heard his clarion call.Henry W.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPX1_krba-am-radio-station_Lufkin-TX.html
By the 1930s, radio has become an established medium for commercial advertising. In 1938, commercial radio came to Angelina County when Redland Broadcasting Association received the first license in the area. Station manager Darrell Yates financed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPGT_first-methodist-church-of-diboll_Diboll-TX.html
This congregation was founded about 1897, soon after Diboll was established as a sawmill town. Early worship services were held in a local schoolhouse and in a two-story structure shared with the local Baptist congregation and fraternal organizati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPGM_old-diboll-library_Diboll-TX.html
Built about 1908 by T.L.L. Temple for his Southern Pine Lumber Company employees, this building served for many years as a community library and recreation hall. While the lower floor included a reading room and recreational facilities, the upper …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPC4_prairie-grove_Diboll-TX.html
The community of Prairie Grove began in 1845 and became a place for early settlers to gather. A cemetery began in 1849 when the young daughter of John M. and Caroline Stovall died. In the 1880s a school/church building was erected near the cemeter…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPBN_burke-school_Burke-TX.html
The community of Burke was established along the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad in 1882. S.J. and Nancy Arrington conveyed one acre of land adjoining the town on which to establish a public school. The first building, a one-room structure, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPB0_emporia_Diboll-TX.html
Emporia Lumber Company co-owner S.F. Carter and M.T. Jones purchased over 5,000 acres of land in south Angelina County and established a company town named Emporia in 1893. The town included sawmill facilities, a railroad spur to ship lumber, logg…