Colonel David Alexander Nunn

The Handbook of Texas lists David Alexander Nunn and D. A. Nunn Jr., both of Crockett, among the first directors of the Eastern Texas Railroad, chartered November 8, 1900 to link Lufkin and Crockett. The Texas-Louisiana Lumber Company built it to serve its mill at Ratcliff, laying twenty miles of track from Lufkin to Kennard in 1901 and 1902. The St. Louis Southwestern bought it in 1906. Service ended May 1, 1921, but the state appealed the closure to the U.S. Supreme Court and the line was not abandoned until 1924.

What the plaque says

Colonel David Alexander Nunn (Oct. 1, 1836 - Aug. 13, 1911) Mayor of Crockett, 1859. In Civil War (1861-65) led Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Member, Constitutional Convention of 1875. Recorded - 1973

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Caddo Mounds State Historic Site — 26 mi
  Three earthen mounds of an ancestral Caddo village and ceremonial center on the old El Camino Real, settled about A.D. 800 and still sacred to Caddo people, with a grass house and visitor center.

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