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Jasper County, Texas
Historical Markers in Kirbyville, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Kirbyville, in Jasper County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1968 and 2023.
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- Pinetuckyplaced 1973
Name originally applied to widely scattered settlement astride Wiess Bluff-Jasper Road. First settlers, Alexander and Sherod Wright, came into area…
- Early Kirbyville Schoolsplaced 2023
In the new town of Kirbyville in 1895, a 2.07-acre lot was set aside from the H&TC survey for a school. A 40 by 60 foot frame school opened in 1896.
- Kirbyville, Town of, Site of Town Lot Auctionplaced 1968
(May 1, 1895) Named for John Henry Kirby, attorney, railroad builder, and timber, lumber, and oil king.
- Magnolia Springs "Spring Hill" Community Cemeteryplaced 2007
Magnolia Springs "Spring Hill" Community Cemetery Established 1868 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
- Magnolia Springs Cemeteryplaced 1978
Originally known as Pinetucky, this community was first settled by Alexander and Sherod Wright, two brothers who arrived about 1824.
- Site of the First Kirbyville Churchplaced 1974
This site became the center of spiritual and cultural activity in the Kirbyville area in 1898, when John Henry Kirby gave two town lots to the…
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