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

Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan

(April 23, 1855-February 24, 1941)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan Marker

Inscription. Quitman native Sarah Rosalie "Rosa" Patten married future state senator John Creighton Buchanan in 1877. They moved to Mineola, and in 1884 Sarah was left a 29-year-old widow with three young children to support. She became a schoolteacher, and in 1892 was appointed by her friend Governor James S. Hogg to a teaching position at Sam Houston State Normal College in Huntsville. She became a full professor, Dean of Women, and head of the English department. Retiring to her family's home at this site in 1916, she supervised Wood County war work during World War I and served on the school board from 1928 to 1932. She died at age 85, and was buried next to her husband in the Mineola City Cemetery.

Erected 1999 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11662.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • War, World I • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 32° 39.884′ N, 95° 29.253′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It is at the intersection of North Pacific Street (U.S. 69) and East Kilpatrick Street,

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on the right when traveling north on North Pacific Street. Located at the City National Bank. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 North Pacific 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: First National Bank of Mineola (here, next to this marker); The Thomas Breen Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Government Projects in Mineola (within shouting distance of this marker); Mineola Public Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mineola Post Office (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church of Mineola (about 400 feet away); William Jesse McDonald (about 400 feet away); Dr Pepper Bottling Plant

Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan Marker (left) at the City National Bank. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan Marker (left) at the City National Bank.

(about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.