DUANE
Get the App
Polk County, Texas
Historical Markers in Corrigan, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Corrigan, in Polk County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. The markers on this list were placed between 1967 and 2008. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Corrigan stories
- Abbott Springs Meadows Cemeteryplaced 2008
This pioneer graveyard served the early settlement of Asia in what was previously Trinity county.
- Damascus Missionary Baptist Churchplaced 1967
Organized 1863. First pastor, Brother J. R. Dowell. Original building was of logs; had split log benches on peg legs.
- P. B. Maxey Homeplaced 1968
Built early 1860s on a 160-acre tract by P. B. Maxey, farmer and rancher. Constructed of pine logs, using pegs, square nails, and hand-riven…
- Town of Corriganplaced 1970
Located in piney woods of east Texas. Founded about 1860 by landowner and settler James B. Hendry, who donated property for original townsite.
- Union Springs Baptist Churchplaced 1967
Organized in 1860s by first seven families in area. Brother Jimmy Knox was first pastor. Original pegged log cabin church, heated by a fireplace, had…
- Wheeler Cemeteryplaced 1993
This rural graveyard began when Alabama native Jefferson L. Wheeler and his second wife, Hannah, buried their daughter, Vina (b. 1864), here in 1875.
All 6 historical markers in Corrigan
Historical markers near Corrigan
- Moscow9 stories · 9 mi
- Diboll8 stories · 11 mi
- Chester6 stories · 16 mi
- Groveton10 stories · 19 mi
- Lufkin vicinity8 stories · 20 mi
- Livingston40 stories · 22 mi
Hear thousands of these as you drive.
Duane reads Texas historical markers out loud, hands-free, in his own voice. He's on the App Store now, ready to ride along on your next drive.
Download Duane on the App Store