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Emporia

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Diboll, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 10' 20.1972", -94° 47' 24.9"
 
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    Emporia Lumber Company co-owners S. F. Carter and M. T. Jones purchased over 5,000 acres of land in south Angelina County and established a company town named Emporia in 1893. The town included sawmill facilities, a railroad spur to ship lumber, logging camps, company houses, schools, churches, stores and a cemetery. In 1906 the sawmill burned and was not rebuilt. Although the company ceased operations, people continued to live in Emporia. Eventually the town was absorbed within the city of Diboll. (1996)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Emporia Historical Marker Location Map, Diboll, Texas