Texas Historical Marker #10389
Town of Corrigan. Located in piney woods of east Texas. Founded about 1860 by landowner and settler James B. Hendry, who donated property for original townsite. When the Texas & New Orleans Railroad was built through area in the early 1880s, a prosperous timber-based economy developed here. The town was named for T. & N. O. official, Pat Corrigan. In 1884 the Trinity & Sabine Timber Company platted town, and soon a hotel, blacksmith shop, several stores, and a 10-pin (bowling) alley appeared. Today lumber, ranching, and farming undergird economy. #10389
at intersection of US 59 and Ben Franklin St., Corrigan, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #10390
Damascus Missionary Baptist Church. Organized 1863. First pastor, Brother J. R. Dowell. Original building was of logs; had split log benches on peg legs. Replaced by frame building, 1892; the present church, 1950. A charter member of the Angelina Missionary Baptist Association. #10390
?, Corrigan, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #10410
P. B. Maxey Home. Built early 1860s on a 160-acre tract by P. B. Maxey, farmer and rancher. Constructed of pine logs, using pegs, square nails, and hand-riven shingles, house had two rooms and a kitchen. Remodeled 1947, the home is still in Maxey family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 #10410
?, Corrigan, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #10429
Wheeler Cemetery. This rural graveyard began when Alabama native Jefferson L. Wheeler and his second wife, Hannah, buried their daughter, Vina (b. 1864), here in 1875. Vina died in a hunting accident. The Wheelers later donated an acre which included Vina's burial site to the surrounding community to be used as a "neighborhood burying ground." The cemetery remains active and is maintained by the Wheeler Cemetery Association. Within this graveyard are the grave sites of numerous area pioneer families and veterans of conflicts ranging from the Civil War to the Korean Conflict. #10429
?, Corrigan, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #10423
Saxon Family Homestead. In 1875 James A. Saxon (1850-1905) and his wife Laura Ann (Russell) (1855-1887) acquired this land and began construction of a one-room log cabin. Saxon operated a cotton gin near his home. Other family members occupied the cabin until 1913 when Earl and Rosa Wallace purchased it. Wallace had a cane syrup mill nearby. The Wallace family lived here for 50 years. During that period, the residence was often the scene of social gatherings such as "log rolls" and "play parties." The cabin was later enlarged and enclosed. #10423
?, Corrigan, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #10430
Union Springs Baptist Church. Organized in 1860s by first seven families in area. Brother Jimmy Knox was first pastor. Original pegged log cabin church, heated by a fireplace, had hand-riven board roof, split-log floors, seats. More modern buildings erected 1885 and 1955. #10430
?, Corrigan, TX, United States