Turney
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Marker Text: Turney, name for pioneer settler J. A. Turney who promoted the area, began along the Texas and New Orleans rail line in 1903. The community soon boasted, a cotton gin, a post office, churches and a school, first known as Shiloh. The town played a vital role in the local economy as a shipping point for the tomato industry. W. W. Slover converted his father's early shingle mill for manufacturing wooden crates and moved the operation to the rail line in 1914 and brother-in-law Hoke Peacock bought the mill in 1922 and also made baskets for havesting and shipping. The success of the Turney enterprises spawned similar operations around east Texas, evidence of the town's historical significance. (2004)
Marker No: 15251
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 31.910427,-95.196457
Location: On CR 1511, leaning against a magnolia tree, Turney
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