Town of Corrigan

Corrigan was named for Pat Corrigan, conductor of the first train through the newly developed townsite, the Handbook of Texas says. The Houston, East and West Texas Railway was completed through northern Polk County in 1881 and the Trinity and Sabine Railway was built through the town in 1882. Seventeen sawmills operated nearby in 1881 and 1882. A post office opened in 1883, the Corrigan Index published its first issue in 1892, and a lumber depression from 1904 to 1907 closed area sawmills.

What the plaque says

Town of Corrigan Located in piney woods of east Texas. Founded about 1860 by landowner and settler James B. Hendry, who donated property for original townsite. When the Texas & New Orleans Railroad was built through area in the early 1880s, a prosperous timber-based economy developed here. The town was named for T. & N. O. official, Pat Corrigan. In 1884 the Trinity & Sabine Timber Company platted town, and soon a hotel, blacksmith shop, several stores, and a 10-pin (bowling) alley appeared. Today lumber, ranching, and farming undergird economy. (1970)

Where it stands

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