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The Mineola Monitor was a newspaper in Mineola, Texas serving Wood County, Texas and the communities of Alba, Golden, Hawkins and parts of unincorporated Wood County. It was established in 1876 by D.C. Williams. In 1907 the Monitor was purchased by J.A. Thomas.
Wood County voted for secession by a 70% majority. The two delegates to the Secession Convention, though, both opposed secession. [3] The first soldiers raised for the Confederacy in Wood County were Company A, 10th Texas Cavalry Regiment. [8] A training ground called Camp Flournoy was established east of Quitman.
Quitman is a city and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States. [5] Its population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. The city was named for John A. Quitman , a veteran of the Mexican–American War , and once governor of Mississippi .
The town's oldest paper, the Mineola Monitor, was founded in 1876. By 1890, the town had seven churches, several schools including a black free school, hotels, banks. In 1895, Mineola became the site of the Wood County Fair. Since Mineola was in the heart of the East Texas timber
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wood County, Texas. There are one district and nine individual properties listed on the National Register in the county. Two individually listed properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks while the district contains more.
The newspaper was established in 1876 by D.C. Williams. In 1907 the Monitor was purchased by J.A. Thomas. Although a weekly newspaper, it was published as a daily twice during its history. [1] The Mineola Monitor was recently owned by ASP Westward before being sold to Texas Community Media, LLC. In 2012, the newspaper was purchased by ...
Golden is located at the intersection of FM 1799 and 779 off U.S. Highway 69, 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Mineola, 5 mi (8.0 km) southeast of Alba, 33 mi (53 km) northwest of Tyler, and 80 mi (130 km) east of Dallas in the southwestern section of Wood County.
Wood County Airport (ICAO: KJDD, FAA LID: JDD) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Wood County, Texas, United States.It is located 5 nmi (5.8 mi; 9.3 km) north of the central business district of Mineola, Texas and 4 nmi (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) southwest of Quitman, Texas.