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Old Country Communities in Angelina County, East of Diboll, Texas

North America » United States » Texas » Diboll October 13th 2022

I was in Diboll, Texas on minor business and found two old country cemeteries (on my Angelina County map) on Texas Hwy 1818 East of Diboll. Both had an active Christian church with a maintained cemetery. The first was the Prairie Grove Church and Cemetery. This was founded in the 1800s with its cemetery. There were some interesting and expensive granite grave stones. Two of of the markers showed that the person resting there were Masons. I drove a few miles East and found the Pine Grove Church and Cemetery. This is a newer facility then found in Prairie Grove. I wanted a pic of inside the Pine Grove Church. Since the glass window had glare and a strong reflection I tried my old method. I placed my camera directly on the glass window to get ... read more

First Methodist Church, Diboll, Texas

North America » United States » Texas » Diboll December 28th 2019

First Methodist Church Historic Marker

walterman9999

I drove South of the Nacogdoches Loop 224 on US Hwy 59 (soon to be the stupid Interstate Hwy 69) about twenty miles to Lufkin; and took the East Loop, then South on hwy 59 about ten miles to Diboll, Texas. (Please drive the speed limits in East Texas cuz they like enforcement.) I saw the nice First Methodist Church on a side road and took a look-see. The church congregation started elsewhere in Diboll in 1897. The church was deeded this property in 1922 and started building the Church, Sanctuary, and Fellowship Hall in stages later. After seeing the outside of the church, I asked the nice people in the Fellowship Hall, and the granted me permission to shoot inside the church. The chapel was very nice and had very nice stained glass windows. Outside, ... read more

First Methodist Church with Historic Marker

The History Center, Diboll, Texas

North America » United States » Texas » Diboll July 3rd 2018

The History Center

walterman9999

Many years ago while attending college at SFASU, on our off time we would find solitude on Press Road that starts about ten miles South of Nacogdoches on US Hwy 59 and travels North on a old dirt road to Lone Star Feed in Nacogdoches. Most of this distance Press Road follows an old railroad Northward that passes Lone Star Feed, and links up with the old Nacogdoches Depot that is now a museum. (With no passenger trains for a long time the Depot was no longer needed.) I had my reasons to think that Press Road was built to service that old Railroad. Decades after my college years Press Road had made some changes including paving a section to the Nacogdoches Loop 224 where it ended...or did it? I went to the East Texas Research ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina...more history

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