New Boston (1971)

Established as shipping point when Texas & Pacific Railroad was built across Bowie County in 1870s, drawing business from original town of Boston (4 mi. S). New Boston townsite was platted in 1876; its post office opened Jan. 26, 1877, with L. C. DeMorse as postmaster. Baptists organized church here in 1880; Methodists, 1883; Church of Christ, 1943. The first building designed as a school was erected in 1886. New Boston men who have served in the Texas Legislature: Blair McGee (1889); Norman L. Dalby (1909-1910); R. M. Hubbard (1929, 1931), and Joseph White, Jr. (1939). (1971) Incise on back: Marker Sponsors: Veterans of World War I, Bowie County Barracks #1657, Their Auxiliary, and The Bowie County Historical Survey Committee

New Boston is a historical marker in New Boston, Bowie County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Bowie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 168 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.4595, -94.4172 near New Boston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hubbard Home (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jones, Jas. W. and Laura Williams, New Boston, and Bowie County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5037009496. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.