Marker Inscription
(1883-1960) A native of Texas, Tueria Dell Marshall attended Wiley College and Prairie View Normal. He became a teacher in Dallas and worked at several schools before being named principal of Lincoln, the city's second high school for African American students, in 1939. He served in that capacity until retirement in 1955. In addition to education work, T.D. Marshall co-founded the Dallas Star Post, a weekly newspaper, and organized Wiley College Extension School. He died in 1960 and was buried in this cemetery, near his beloved Lincoln High, but the exact location of his grave is now unknown. Recorded – 2005
About this site
Marshall, Tueria Dell is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 348 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 531 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7559, -96.7482 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Glen Oak Memorial (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include L. Butler Nelson Cemetery, Lincoln High School, and Confederate.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015255. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
