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.
George and Myra Wilson. . 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.
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.)
Location. 33° 8.509′ N, 95° 35.78′ W. Marker is in Sulphur Springs, Texas, in Hopkins County. Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Street North and East Houston Street, on the right when traveling north on Jackson
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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.
Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, September 12, 2023
2. George and Myra Wilson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
