Donna in Hidalgo County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Donna Hooks Fletcher

Photographed By Larry D. Moore, August 27, 2021

1. Donna Hooks Fletcher Marker

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The City of Donna was named after, the beautiful and fiercely independent Donna Hooks Fletcher (1879 - 1969). Donna was the daughter of Thomas J. Hooks, one of the founders of the original townsite. Ahead of her time, she was a pioneer and entrepreneur who tamed a piece of the wilderness and crafted many successful businesses. She was also a woman of great compassion and charity, who stretched forth a helping hand to others in her community. Like the Native Americans whose lands these were for millennia before us, she felt a great unity with the sacred and sought strength from God to help others to find goodness within themselves and the world.

Erected 2014.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women.

Location. 26° 10.227′ N, 98° 3.31′ W. Marker is in Donna, Texas, in Hidalgo County. Marker is on Hooks Avenue east of South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Donna TX 78537, 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. P.P. Ackley and the Texas Chisholm Trail

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(here, next to this marker); Donna (here, next to this marker); American Legion Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Donna Central Elementary School (approx. 0.4 miles away); 1940 Train-Truck Collision (approx. 3.6 miles away); Gibson Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); Cpl. Harlon Block, USMC (approx. 3.8 miles away); Saint Joseph Catholic Church (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Donna.

Photographed By Larry D. Moore, August 27, 2021

2. Donna Hooks Fletcher Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2021, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas. This page has been viewed 195 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2021, by Larry D. Moore of Del Valle, Texas.