Historical Marker Dedications

2022

Dr. Josiah T. Sloan

Tehuacana, Texas

 

The Texas Historical Marker for Dr. Josiah T. Sloan in Tehuacana was dedicated in a ceremony on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Josiah Tyree Sloan was born in 1840 in Arkansas and served as a rifleman in the Civil War. After the war, he studied medicine at the University of Nashville and became a physician. Following the Cumberland Presbyterian influence, he moved to Tehuacana in 1885 with his wife and two children. Dr. Sloan established a family homestead including farmland, a crib barn, and a two-story dwelling that also housed his medical practice. He would often make house calls to his patients using his horse and buggy filled with medical equipment. In 1905, Dr. Sloan died of complications from influenza. He left an indelible mark in his community by providing invaluable medical services as a pioneer physician.

2023

Washington High School

Groesbeck, Texas

 

The Texas Historical Marker for Washington High School in Groesbeck was dedicated in a ceremony on Saturday, September 16, 2023. The school was built in 1957 for African American students in Groesbeck ISD. After integration, the school became Groesbeck Junior High and serrved that purpose until 1989. It then became Enge-Washington Intermediate School and was named for the two principals of Washington High School, Nelson Washington and Elwood Enge. A new intermediate school was completed in 2011, and most of the old school was demolished in 2018.

2024

Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway

Kosse, Texas

 

On Friday, June 7, 2024, a Texas historical marker titled Chinese Labor on the Houtson & Texas Central Railway  was dedicated in Kosse. Thanks to Preservation Texas for sponsoring the marker and hosting the dedication ceremony. Speakers included Evan Thompson - Executive Director of Preservation Texas, Brooks Valls - Mayor of Kosse, Laura Lehmons - Vice President, Kosse Heritage Society, William Reagan - Chair, Limestone CHC, Texas Representative Angelia Orr, and U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions.

Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Coolidge, Texas

 

The Texas historical marker for Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Coolidge was dedicated on October 19, 2024. The church was established in 1915. Over the decades, it has served the spiritual, social, and educational needs of the black community in Coolidge.

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