Druso

When the Four-C Company built a large sawmill in nearby Ratcliff in 1900, the Eastern Texas Rail Line was built through the area for shipping. Druso was the only stop on the rail line between the Four-C mill and Lufkin, and changed from a farming to a logging boom town. Druso included a post office, cotton gin, general store, blacksmith and saloon. Children attended nearby Mt. Pisgah School. In 1920 the mill closed, the rail line was abandoned, and the town declined. Much of the land became part of the Davy Crockett National Forest in 1935. (1997)

Druso is a historical marker in Ratcliff, Houston County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 183 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 349 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.3768, -95.0294 near Ratcliff. The nearest cataloged historic site is Luce (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pisgah, Enon Cemetery, and Enon Chapel #1.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225010986. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.