Details for Deweyville
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5351011111
Data
| Marker Number | 11111 |
| Atlas Number | 5351011111 |
| Marker Title | Deweyville |
| Index Entry | Deweyville |
| Address | |
| City | Deweyville |
| County | Newton |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 428271 |
| UTM Northing | 3352803 |
| Subject Codes | cities and towns |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | TX Lousianna Border on SH 12 in Deweyville |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 20" x 20" |
| Marker Text | Original site, called "Possum Bluff," was purchased with a team of oxen by Pierre Lavine from Bill Morrison, 1886. Town was renamed for Admiral George Dewey during Spanish-American War. Leading industry, sawmill, was built by Sabine Tram Co., 1897; and was owned 1919-1943 by Peavy-Moore Lumber Co. |