Marker Inscription
(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)
About this site
Temple, Thomas Lewis Latane is a historical marker in Diboll, Angelina County, dedicated in 1994. 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 31.1894, -94.7818 near Diboll. The nearest cataloged historic site is Diboll (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Diboll Library, Old, Southern Pine Lumber Company Commissary, and First Methodist Church of Diboll.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5005008726. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
