Upshur County, Texas

Historical Markers in Diana, Texas

Diana is home to 3 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.

Two Early Railroads · 1968

(Crossing, 400 yards east) The Marshall & East Texas Railroad, chartered 1908 was part of a line built 1882. Operated a passenger train nicknamed the "Misery & Eternal Torment," and ran a logging train until 1917. The…

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Site of Stamps School · 1971

Established Oct. 24, 1906, and named for settler William O. ("Uncle Billy") Stamps, who gave land and materials for building. Community children, including Stamps' six sons, attended the school. Building also served as…

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Walnut Creek Baptist Church · 1994

Pioneer settlers of this area formally organized a Baptist Church of Christ at Walnut Creek about 1855. In 1856 the congregation acquired more than 17 acres here on which they built a sanctuary and established a…

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