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Submitted: 1/1/22 • Approved: 1/1/22 • Last Updated: 1/4/22 • R477561-G0-S3
Latitude & Longitude:
33° 26' 48.08448999996",
-95° 35' 17.46015"
Texas State Historical Marker
Thomas Wilson Stegall
(July 28, 1832 - April 25, 1900) First promoter of Lake Creek community, Stegall was born in North Carolina. He served as a private in the Confederate Army, 1863 - 1865. He and wife Lucinda had eight children. They lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi, then moved to Delta County, Texas, in 1873. A Baptist preacher, Stegall was known for his kind deeds. He once cut an opening in his favorite rose hedge to give a neighbor an exit through his property. The blacksmith shop he built on his land became a community center, forming the nucleus of the town of Lake Creek.
*Photo courtesy of Beverly Fortner
Contributed on 1/1/22 by MryAl8
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