Lufkin in Angelina County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hoshall

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, September 19, 2010

1. Hoshall Marker

Inscription. The Houston East and West Texas (HE&WT) Railroad came through Angelina County in 1882 and a community named Bitterweed Flat developed here. In 1913 W.E. Hoshall purchased land and timber rights in the area and began shipping logs from Hoshall Switch on the HE&WT in Bitterweed Flat. In 1917 Luke E. Wright established a sawmill and town with churches, schools, and a commissary at the switch site. The company town was named Hoshall and consisted of Anglo and African American citizens. The sawmills closed and by 1940 all that remained was the cemetery and the mill pond. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7007.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 31° 16.249′ N, 94° 45.213′ W. Marker is in Lufkin, Texas, in Angelina County. It is on Farm to Market Road 324 one mile west of U.S. 59, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lufkin TX 75901, 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fairview School (approx. 2½ miles away); Burke School (approx. 2.8 miles away); Whitehouse Cemetery

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Burke Methodist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Christian Church of Lufkin (approx. 3.9 miles away); City of Lufkin (approx. 4.1 miles away); Denman Springs Community (approx. 4.1 miles away); Ryan Chapel (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lufkin.

Photographed by Steve Gustafson, September 19, 2010

2. Hoshall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,808 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2010, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.