Ewing, Angelina County, Texas
Ewing, Angelina County, Texas | |
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  Ewing | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′22″N 94°29′26″W / 31.3726859°N 94.4904828°WCoordinates: 31°22′22″N 94°29′26″W / 31.3726859°N 94.4904828°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Angelina |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381855[1] |
Ewing is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
History[]
Ewing was the site of a hardwood sawmill that was in operation from 1920 to 1944. The H.G. Bohlssen Manufacturing Company was founded by H.G. Bohlssen and S.W. Henderson, and a mill was built near the Angelina River. It was capitalized at US$200,000, and 35 shareholders divided the stock amongst each other. Its name was changed to Angelina Hardwood Company when Bohlssen died around 1923 (he was killed when a stack of lumber fell on top of him) and his widow sold it out to Henderson. One of the stockholders, James A. Ewing, requested his surname be given for the community's post office that opened in 1920. The first postmaster was H.G. Bohlssen's son, John, who also died after falling into a pile of sawdust that burnt. A plantation in the area that belonged to his family had the largest number of slaves in the county during the American Civil War. Ewing then received its mail from nearby Huntington in 1944. Ewing's population zenith was 1,000, alongside several houses, stores, and churches. The largest number of businesses in the town was eight in the 1930s, according to the Texas Almanac. The local mill produced 40,000 ft (12,000 m) of hardwood each day and had 250 employees. It closed when the amount of timber ran out in 1944 and the labor shortage during World War II. That next year, it had a population of 50 and had one business in operation. It then became a ghost town and is listed as an abandoned railroad station by the Texas Department of Transportation. The community also suffered a fire in the mill, which destroyed the town. It was forced to close during the Great Depression. The town's spirit is kept alive through yearly reunions of its former residents, which is held each fall in Lufkin, starting in the late 1980s.[2]
Geography[]
Ewing was located on the Angelina and Neches River Railroad, 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Lufkin in northeastern Angelina County.[2]
Education[]
Today, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ewing, Angelina County, Texas
- ^ a b Biesele, Megan. "Ewing, TX (Angelina County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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- Geography of Angelina County, Texas
- Ghost towns in East Texas