Sulphur Springs in Hopkins County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

George and Myra Wilson

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 12, 2023

1. George and Myra Wilson Marker

Inscription. Only about a year after they met in 1880, George and Myra (Tuggle) Wilson married and began changing their small town into a bustling city. George and his brother opened a brick plant and were hired to build many prominent buildings such as the City National Bank building, First Baptist Church, Cumby High School, Sulphur Springs City Hall and the Freestone, Llano and Titus County Courthouses. Myra was a charter member of the Joseph Wheeler Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, was President of the Ladies’ Cemetery Society for 43 years and raised funding for a cemetery chapel. Both were involved with the public library. The efforts of the Wilsons and others like them paved the way for cultural change in the once-frontier State of Texas.

Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17958.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 33° 8.509′ N, 95° 35.78′ W. Marker is in Sulphur Springs, Texas, in Hopkins County. It is at the

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intersection of Jackson Street North and East Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Jackson Street North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 416 Jackson Street N, Sulphur Springs TX 75482, 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 walking distance of this marker: Hopkins County Echo-Daily News-Telegram (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Bell of 1889 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ashcroft House (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Sulphur Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hopkins County Courthouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); Home County of Texas Confederate General W. H. King / Texas in the Civil War

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, September 12, 2023

2. George and Myra Wilson Marker

(approx. 0.4 miles away); City National Bank (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sulphur Springs.

George and Myra Wilson Marker at the house on Jackson St. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by QuesterMark, August 31, 2024

3. George and Myra Wilson Marker at the house on Jackson St.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 3. submitted on October 28, 2024, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.