Moscow in Polk County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
E.C. Matthews Home
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, September 6, 2010
1. E.C. Matthews Home Marker
Built by "Daddy Poe," in 1856. Has columns made of hollowed pine trees; swinging upstairs porch.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 10409.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
Location. 30° 55.06′ N, 94° 49.668′ W. Marker is in Moscow, Texas, in Polk County. It is on Loop State Highway 177, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moscow TX 75960, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moscow Male and Female Academy (a few steps from this marker); Moscow (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Wesley Hardin (1853-1895) (approx. 3.9 miles away); Town of Corrigan (approx. 5.6 miles away); Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 10.9 miles away); Whitehead Home (approx. 11.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Moscow.
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Photographed by James Hulse, August 17, 2021
2. The view of the E.C. Matthews Home and Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,405 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on September 19, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. 2. submitted on August 17, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
