Colmesneil, TX, United States
W.T. Colmesneil House The town of Colmesneil began as two separate communities--Ogden in the north and Colmesneil in the south. The town of Ogden was the business center, and Comesneil grew up around the Texas and New Orleans Railroad tracks. The area boomed during the late nineteenth century, becau
se the arrival of the railroads made it economical to build lumber mills in the area. The Yellow Pine Lumber Company was one of the most well-known mills. The towns of Ogden and Colmesneil consolidate
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