Marker Inscription
James Stephen Hogg lived in Wood County from 1868 to 1882, formative years of his political career. When he became Governor, he appointed several Wood County friends to public offices. They included: Sarah Rosalie Patten Buchanan, who became a professor at Sam Houston State Normal College; William Jesse McDonald, a city deputy appointed Ranger captain; Cadwell Walton Raines, a newspaperman and county judge who became State Librarian; and former City Marshal George Reeves, who became a Penitentiary agent. Friendships Gov. Hogg made in his Wood County years had an important impact on the county and on the State of Texas. (2006)
About this site
Gov. James Stephen Hogg and Wood County is a historical marker in Mineola, Wood County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6640, -95.4905 near Mineola. The nearest cataloged historic site is O. P. Pyle (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include O. P. Pyle House, Hogg, Miss Ima, Birthplace of, and Site of Coleman Family Drug Store and Clinic.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013554. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
