(1859
- 1935) Virginia native Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, son of Henry W.
L. and Susan (Jones) Temple, moved to Texarkana, Texas, in 1877. He
married Georgie D. Fowlkes in 1880. In 1893 Temple organized the Southern
Pine Lumber Company in Texarkana and began timber operations on lands
he purchased in Angelina County. Temple founded the town of Diboll
in 1894 at the site of the company's main sawmill. His legacy of conservation
and reforestation practices, and philanthropy towards the Diboll community
and his employees was recognized by the Texas State Senate upon his
death in 1935.
(1859
- 1935) Virginia native Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, son of Henry W.
L. and Susan (Jones) Temple, moved to Texarkana, Texas, in 1877. He
married Georgie D. Fowlkes in 1880. In 1893 Temple organized the Southern
Pine Lumber Company in Texarkana and began timber operations on lands
he purchased in Angelina County. Temple founded the town of Diboll
in 1894 at the site of the company's main sawmill. His legacy of conservation
and reforestation practices, and philanthropy towards the Diboll community
and his employees was recognized by the Texas State Senate upon his
death in 1935.