The city of Mineola has been tied historically to the transportation industry and you can read all about that in a nearby historical marker to this one, which is dedicated to the city.
The First National Bank of Mineola was housed in several downtown locations before settling in this building in 1912. This was built on the site of the former Mineola Mercantile, which burned in a large downtown fire in 1912.
Just outside Carthage, you’ll find the headstone for Jim Reeves, a world-famous country singer. It is also where you’ll find a historical marker commemorating his life. It’s the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History.
Though it’s shut down, the Lufkin paper mill is still prominent today just east of the city limits. It’s the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History by Mark Scirto.
The Woman’s Building in Tyler is standing as tall and beautiful today as it did over 90 years ago. The Woman’s Building Association was chartered in 1928 to direct the construction of this facility.
Buck Kilgore donated a 200-foot railroad right-of-way in 1871. Kilgore recognized the benefits which come from a railroad and built a new home near the station and many followed suit.
Like other museums in East Texas, this one is a state historical marker. This week’s subject of "A Mark in Texas History" by Mark Scirto highlights the Tyler Carnegie Library.
This small Gregg County town has gone through many names since its establishment before the Civil War. But today, her name is Liberty and is the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History.
The City of Tyler may not be what it is today without one major figure. Rudolph Bergfeld is the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History with Mark Scirto.
Burell Cannon was a Baptist minister and inventor. In 1902, Cannon led some investors in Pittsburg to create the Ezekiel Airship. It was modeled after a description in the Biblical book of Ezekiel.
It was a thriving industrial town carved out of the Piney Woods in Cherokee County, but that only lasted about five years. Mark Scirto talked about the Iron Queen of the Southwest in his most recent Mark in Texas History.
It started in 1902 and grew during the oil boom of the 30s. Mark Scirto talks about First Baptist Church of Kilgore in this week’s edition of A Mark in Texas History.
It was in the 1930s when the greatest concentration of oil derricks in the world was right here in East Texas. It’s the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History by Mark Scirto.
