Hooks in Bowie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hooks

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 7, 2023

1. Hooks Marker

Inscription. Established about 1848 as a supply center for 5,000-acre plantation of Warren Hooks; 1841-1860 post office for area was Myrtle Springs, home of Hooks' son, Col. Robert W. Hooks, 11th Texas Cavalry, Confederate Army. Post office placed here 1884 was named for Warren Hooks. Farming continued until 1942, when Hooks "boomed" suddenly. Population soared from 400 to 3,000 with opening of Lone Star and Red River Ordnance plants. Economy is diversified, with cotton and soybean production. A religious town, Hooks has sixteen churches.

Erected 1969 by Texas State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9486.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 33° 27.959′ N, 94° 17.819′ W. Marker is in Hooks, Texas, in Bowie County. It is at the intersection of West Avenue A (U.S. 82) and Rex Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Avenue A. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hooks TX 75561, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pecan Point Signers (approx. 0.8 miles away); James Bowie / Gold Star County (approx. 6.3 miles away); Bowie County

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(approx. 6.3 miles away); Red Bayou Methodist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); New Boston (approx. 6.9 miles away); Red Lick Methodist Church (approx. 7 miles away); Jones-Tyson House (approx. 7.3 miles away); Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Hooks, TX. The town grew up around Warren Hooks's plantation in the late 1830s. Rail service began in 1876. A post office opened in 1884 with James Smith as postmaster. By 1890 the town had three churches, a school, two sawmills, a hotel, and 250 residents. (Cecil Harper, Jr., Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association) (Submitted on October 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 904 times since then and 73 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 23, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.