(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.| HM Number | HMKAB |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 8726 |
| Year Placed | 1994 |
| Placed By | Texas Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 4:45am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15R E 330172 N 3451805 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 31.18800000, -94.78230000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 31° 11.28', W 94° 46.938' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 31° 11' 16.80" N, 94° 46' 56.28" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 936 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 301-499 Park, Diboll TX 75941, US |
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