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

The Thomas Breen Family

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. The Thomas Breen Family Marker

Inscription. Irish immigrant Thomas Breen came to Mineola working for the Texas & Pacific Railroad Company, which reached the town in May 1873. He stayed to be the first ticket agent. In the late 1870s, he wed Irish native Lucy Wilson. In the 1880s, he opened a hardware store. He served for many years as postmaster and later as city alderman. Of the Breens' twelve children, one also served as city postmaster, one served as city commissioner, one played on the 1912 baseball team, one helped establish the Mineola Canning Company, and three served during World War I. The Breen home, now razed, served for many years as a meeting place for early Catholic residents of the city.

Erected 2004 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13026.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • Sports • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1873.

Location. 32° 39.853′ N, 95° 29.281′ 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, on the left when traveling north on North

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Pacific Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 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: Government Projects in Mineola (within shouting distance of this marker); Mineola Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); First National Bank of Mineola (within shouting distance of this marker); Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr Pepper Bottling Plant (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Select Theater (about 300 feet away); First Baptist Church of Mineola (about 300 feet away); Site of Barney B. Hart House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Also see . . . The Thomas Breen Family (The Hawkins-Holly Lake Gazette). (Submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. The Thomas Breen Family Marker

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 359 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.