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Wood County, Texas
Historical Markers in Mineola, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 47 Texas historical markers in Mineola, in Wood County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Outlaws & Lawmen, Civil War, Oil Boom, and Native History. The markers on this list were placed between 1973 and 2017. 6 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Mineola stories
- Birthplace of Miss Ima Hoggplaced 1997
Born here on July 10, 1882, Ima Hogg was the only daughter of Sarah Stinson and Gov. James S. Hogg.
- C. W. Rainesplaced 2001
A native of Upson County, Georgia, Cadwell Walton Raines (1839-1906) contributed to Texas history as a Methodist preacher, schoolteacher, attorney…
- Caddo Indian Communities in Wood Countyplaced 2007
Early in the ninth century, the Caddo, several affiliated groups of people with distinct dialects and customs, moved into parts of present Arkansas…
- Callaway Houseplaced 2011
Wood County natives Lorenzo Dow Callaway (1869-1918) and Elizabeth Williams (1874-1949) married in 1892 and had five children.
- Dr. Adolphus Leander Pattenplaced 2006
(1823-1900) Adolphus Patten was born in North Carolina to Elijah and Nancy Watson Patten. He opened a medical practice in Rome, Georgia, where he…
- Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood Countyplaced 2006
James Stephen Hogg lived in Wood County from 1868 to 1882, formative years of his political career.
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- Mineola Main Street and downtown walking mapCity of Mineola
All 47 historical markers in Mineola
- Birthplace of Miss Ima Hogg1997
- C. W. Raines2001
- Caddo Indian Communities in Wood County2007
- Callaway House2011
- Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten2006
- First Baptist Church of Mineola2001
- First Election in Wood County1973
- First National Bank Building2001
- First National Bank of Mineola2001
- George C. Reeves2002
- Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood County2006
- Government Projects in Mineola2009
- Harry W. Meredith2001
- John Creighton Buchanan1999
- Lott House1996
- Martin Varner1975
- Mineola2008
- Mineola Black Spiders2010
- Mineola Fire Department2005
- Mineola Masonic Lodge No. 502, A.F. & A.M.1979
- Mineola Opera Houses2008
- Mineola Post Office1999
- Mineola Public Library2010
- Mineola Schools2016
- Mineola's Jewish Community2009
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church1981
- New Hope Baptist Church1980
- New Hope Cemetery2002
- O. P. Pyle1982
- O. P. Pyle House1982
- Railroads in Mineola2007
- Richard Malcolm Smith1999
- Robert N. Stafford1999
- Rufus Cornelius Hickman2017
- Sand Springs Cemetery1982
- Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan1999
- Select Theater1997
- Site of Barney B. Hart House2014
- Site of Coleman Family Drug Store and Clinic2004
- Site of Public Mineral Water Well1998
- Smith Chapel United Methodist Church2011
- St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church2006
- The Thomas Breen Family2003
- Utilities in Mineola2016
- William Jesse McDonald1999
- Williams Medical Clinic Building2012
- Wisener Field1988
Historical markers near Mineola
- Mount Vernon6 stories · 4 mi
- Lindale8 stories · 9 mi
- Quitman19 stories · 11 mi
- Hawkins5 stories · 13 mi
- Grand Saline12 stories · 13 mi
- Van12 stories · 15 mi
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