Texas Historical Marker #10504
Leo Edward Craigen. (1845-1910) During the Civil War, Leon Edward Craigen joined the Confederate Army of the Mississippi and was wounded at Shiloh. Following surgery to remove his leg, he served with the Cavalry until the end of the war. In 1879 he became a teacher at Taylor's Bayou School near Hamshire. One year later he married Ellen Aurelia Schneider, one of his students. From 1895 until his death in 1910, Craigen served as rural mail carrier for the Fannett area. #10504
?, Fannett, TX, United States
Texas Historical Marker #10510
Dugat-Hamshire House. Rebuilt by Alcad Dugat (1847-1921), an Acadian farmer, sheep-raiser, and furniture-maker. The house, of traditional Acadian plantation architecture with Victorian detail, was erected in two stages. The smaller wing was built in 1876, and the main house completed in 1888. The Dugat home served as inn for travelers on the Old Beaumont-Galveston Road. The property was purchased n 1924 by Josephine Hamshire, whose heirs owned the house until 1959. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1974 #10510
11916 Dugat Road, Fannett, TX, United States