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Marker Text: ​The ante bellum community of Lone Star, a center of trade, education and culture in the 1880s, experienced its greatest growth after the Civil War. Known first as "Skin Tight," it was named Lone Star when a post office opened in 1883. The town once had several businesses, a public school, four churches, two lodges and the Lone Star Institute. The town began to decline after a disastrous fire in 1893. Decline continued when the T & N O Railroad bypassed Lone Star. Hope for the community's revival died when two oil field discoveries did not prove to be profitable. (1985) 

Marker No: 6858

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.949944,-95.038895

Location: 4 miles southeast of New Summerfield on FM 235