WIP · World in Pocket

Black plaque № 20886

Diboll, TX, United States

Old Diboll Library. Built about 1908 by T. L. L. Temple for his Southern Pine Lumber Company employees, this building served for many years as a community library and recreation hall. While the lower floor included a reading room and recreational facilities, the upper floor contained living quarters

used at various times by the Temple family, single male employees, and schoolteachers. The building was used as a Red Cross sewing room during World War I and as a food distribution point for needy f

Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 20886 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off