Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood County Marker

Inscription. James Stephen Hogg lived in Wood County from 1868 to 1882, formative years of his political career. When he became Governor, he appointed several Wood County friends to public offices. They included: Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan, who became a professor at Sam Houston State Normal College; William Jesse McDonald, a city deputy appointed Ranger captain; Cadwell Walton Raines, a newspaperman and county judge who became State Librarian; and former City Marshal George Reeves, who became a Penitentiary agent. Friendships Gov. Hogg made in his Wood County years had an important impact on the county and on the State of Texas.

Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13554.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 32° 39.841′ N, 95° 29.433′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It is on West Broad Street (U.S. 80) west of North Line Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 206 West Broad Street, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mallory Bros. Grocery and Feed Stores (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Old Mineola City Hall" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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O. P. Pyle (about 300 feet away); Mineola's Jewish Community (about 300 feet away); O. P. Pyle House (about 400 feet away); Mineola Opera Houses (about 400 feet away); Birthplace of Miss Ima Hogg (about 400 feet away); Site of the Coleman Family Drug Store and Clinic (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on James Stephen Hogg. (Submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Marker at former Henry Hotel. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Marker at former Henry Hotel.

James Stephen "Jim" Hogg (1851–1906) image. Click for full size.

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3. James Stephen "Jim" Hogg (1851–1906)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.