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Diboll in Angelina County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Old Diboll Library

 
 
Old Diboll Library Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Gustafson, November 10, 2010
1. Old Diboll Library Marker
Inscription. 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 floor contained living quarters used at various times by the Temple family, single male employees, and schoolteachers. The building was used as a Red Cross sewing room during World War I and as a food distribution point for needy families during the Depression. It later served as a residence and office.
 
Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8715.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicHorticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
 
Location. 31° 11.064′ N, 94° 47.174′ W. Marker is in Diboll, Texas, in Angelina County. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 N First Street, Diboll TX 75941, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. First Methodist Church of Diboll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Lewis Latane Temple (approx. 0.3 miles away); Diboll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Emporia (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ryan Chapel
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(approx. 2.3 miles away); Burke Methodist Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); Burke School (approx. 3.4 miles away); Prairie Grove (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Diboll.
 
Old Diboll Library image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Gustafson, November 10, 2010
2. Old Diboll Library
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,263 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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