Marker Inscription
The original commissary at this site was constructed about 1894 when T. L. L. Temple (1859 - 1935) started the first Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill here. The store was moved to the present building when it was completed in 1923. The inventory included groceries, medicine, ice, furniture, dry goods, and coffins. Items were purchased with "company checks," special tokens of metal or wax-coated paper. Managed from 1896 to 1938 by W. P. Rutland, the commissary closed in 1953. The building housed company offices until 1979. (1980)
About this site
Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary is a historical marker in Diboll, Angelina County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 45 historical markers documented in Angelina County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 176 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.1851, -94.7872 near Diboll. The nearest cataloged historic site is Diboll Library, Old (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Church of Diboll, Diboll, and Temple, Thomas Lewis Latane.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5005008723. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
