Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Wisener Field

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 27, 2023

1. Wisener Field Marker

Inscription. The age of aviation came to Mineola on July 4, 1917, when a Curtis JN-4D "Jenny" biplane, piloted by a member of the U. S. Army Signal Corps, landed at this field. Called Massengale Meadow at the time, the site's flat terrain proved conducive to the establishment of one of the first airports in Texas. It was used by military aircraft during World War I and was the home of the Royal Flying Circus and other barnstormers in the 1920s. Expanded and improved over the years, it remains a privately-maintained public use airport.

Erected 1988 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9027.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 32° 40.339′ N, 95° 30.614′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It is on Country Club Drive 0.1 miles west of Frances Street, on the right when traveling west. At entrance to airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1412 Country Club Drive, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mineola Schools (approx. half a mile away); Mineola Masonic Lodge No. 502, A.F. & A.M. (approx. 0.8 miles away); Callaway House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Thomas Clinic Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); Williams Medical Clinic Building (approx. 1.1 miles away); St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Birthplace of Miss Ima Hogg (approx. 1.3 miles away); Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood County (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 27, 2023

2. Wisener Field Marker

Aviation Pioneers tablet in front of the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, November 27, 2023

3. Aviation Pioneers tablet in front of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.