Angelina County, Texas

Historical Markers in Huntington vicinity, Texas

Huntington vicinity is home to 5 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.

Site of the Town of Jonesville · 1936

Site of the town of Jonesville, second county seat of Angelina County, August 22, 1854 - May 19, 1858.

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Site of the Town of Marion · 1936

Known as early as 1828 as McNeill's Landing. In 1831 it consisted of over 200 buildings. First county seat of Angelina County 1846 - 1854. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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Manning · 1980

The community of Manning grew up around the operations of the Carter-Kelley Lumber Company, established here about 1906. The town was named for D. W. W. Manning (b. 1820) who started a sawmill here in 1867. By 1929…

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Joseph Herrington · 1982

When Angelina County was organized in 1846, Alabama native Joseph Herrington (1823 - 89) was one of six men appointed by the legislature who set boundary lines and selected Marion as the first seat of government. That…

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Gibbs House · 1993

W. M. Gibbs came to the town of Manning in 1904 as a sawmill manager for the Carter-Kelly Lumber Company. Gibbs (1876 - 1938) and his wife, Leannah, were the first occupants of this c. 1904 house, and here they reared…

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