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Earle C. Driskell

  Texas Historical Markers
FM 157 & SH 496, Mansfield, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 33' 58.836816", -97° 8' 26.93166"
 
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     Born in Indiana in 1883, Earle Claud Driskelll came to Texas with his parents in 1888. Educated as a lawyer, he started his journalism career in 1907 when he joined the staff of the Fort Worth Star. He soon gained recognition for his work as an advocate of a county bond program to improve the quality of local roads and highways. Largely through his editorial efforts, a major road bond package was passed in 1911 that set an example for other state and local highway programs. Driskell died of smallpox at his Fort Worth home the following year. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Earle C. Driskell Historical Marker Location Map, Mansfield, Texas