Mineral Springs is a
ghost town
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to:
* Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned
Film and television
* ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser
* ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by All ...
in
Panola County,
Texas
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, United States. Named for its springs, it was located approximately southeast of
Tatum, on the south side of
Texas State Highway 149.
History
It was once a village of the
Anadarko people. A small fort was built and the area was settled in 1833 by Daniel Martin. The spring water was used by settlers.
In the 1870s, an African-American church was built there.
A
logging camp
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was established at Mineral Springs,
and lumber was shipped on the
Texas, Sabine Valley and Northwestern Railway. A
flag stop
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operated there between 1888 and 1910. The church collapsed by 1948, and is now covered by woods.
References
Ghost towns in East Texas
Geography of Panola County, Texas
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