| Marker Number |
8726 |
| Atlas Number |
5005008726 |
| Marker Title |
Thomas Lewis Latane Temple |
| Index Entry |
Temple, Thomas Lewis Latane |
| Address |
300 Park St. |
| City |
Diboll |
| County |
Angelina |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
330216 |
| UTM Northing |
3451773 |
| Subject Codes |
lumber topics; Business topics, general |
| Marker Year |
1994 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
at T. L. L. Temple Memorial Library, Diboll |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
(1859 - 1935) Virginia native Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, son of Henry W. L. and Susan (Jones) Temple, moved to Texarkana, Texas, in 1877. He married Georgie D. Fowlkes in 1880. In 1893 Temple organized the Southern Pine Lumber Company in Texarkana and began timber operations on lands he purchased here in Angelina County. Temple founded the town of Diboll in 1894 at the site of the company's main sawmill. His legacy of conservation and reforestation practices, and philanthropy towards the Diboll community and his employees was recognized by the Texas State Senate upon his death in 1935. (1994) |
