Community of Wrightsboro

Wrightsboro got its post office in 1869 under the spelling Wrightsborough, shortened in the 1870s. A Baptist church was organized in 1871 and a general store opened in 1875, and by 1884 the town had about seventy people, two churches, steam saw and grist mills and a cotton gin, with a hotel and a Masonic hall by 1889. School moved among several sites until a building went up in the early 1900s. It consolidated with Gonzales in 1947, and the town numbered seventy-six people in 1990 and 2000.

What the plaque says

Community of Wrightsboro Founded in 1851 by L. C. "Jack" Wright. Fellow settlers with a sense of humor gave town name because Wright's burro (donkey) roamed the area at will. A native of Alabama, Wright (1820-1905) was a noted marksman. He served in Confederate Army in Civil War (1861-65), then returned to stock raising here. Was also a county commissioner 10 years. At peak, Wrightsboro boasted many stores and a solid grain and cotton-based economy. Grew to be trade and social center. Local Masonic Lodge, Shuler No. 317, has operated from 1869 to 1915 and 1920 to the present. (1971)

Where it stands

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