Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Caddo Indian Communities in Wood County
As American settlers moved into northeast Texas in the early 19th century, they encountered the confederacy of tribes called Caddo and found cultural evidence of their ancestors, including pottery, stone tools and burial mounds. Such artifacts confirm that the Sabine River and its tributaries have supported life here for centuries. By the early 1840s, the Caddo had moved out of their ancestral homeland, settling in 1855 at the Brazos Indian Reservation near Graham (150 mi. W) and in 1859 at the Washita River in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Today, the Caddo Nation headquarters is in Binger, Oklahoma, where members maintain cultural traditions through pottery, song, dance and language.
Archeologists, ethnologists and others have worked to reconstruct the early, unrecorded history of the Caddo. Artifacts, landscape features, folklore and comparative historical accounts help tell the story of people who flourished here for a thousand years. Archeological sites discovered within the Mineola Nature Preserve on the Sabine River help enrich the record of significant contributions the Caddo made to the cultural history and development of the State of Texas.
Erected 2007 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13975.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 32° 38.021′ N, 95° 27.625′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. Marker is on Mineola Nature Preserve, 0.2 miles south of Old Camp Ranch Road (County Route 2724), in the median. The marker is located in the Mineola Nature Preserve. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1860 CR 2724, Mineola TX 75773, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Camp of the Army of the Republic of Texas (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mineola Black Spiders (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Mineola Black Spiders (approx. 2.4 miles away); Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten (approx. 2.4 miles away); George C. Reeves (approx. 2.4 miles away); John Creighton Buchanan (approx. 2.4 miles away); Robert N. Stafford (approx. 2˝ miles away); Richard Malcolm Smith (approx. 2˝ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.