TexasEscapes.com HOME Welcome to Texas Escapes
A magazine written by Texas
Custom Search
New   |   Texas Towns   |   Ghost Towns   |   Counties   |   Trips   |   Features   |   Columns   |   Architecture   |   Images   |   Archives   |   Site Map

Morris
Morris County

Texas Towns
A - Z
Mount Pleasant Hotels

More Hotels

LONE STAR, TEXAS

Morris County, East Texas

32°56'35"N 94°42'29"W (32.943105, -94.708017)
Highway 259
About 6 Miles S of Daingerfield the county seat
SE of Mt. Pleasant
Population: 1,532 est. (2016)
1,581 (2010) 1,631 (2000)

Lone Star, Texas Area Hotels › Mount Pleasant Hotels
Morris Co TX - Lone Star City Limit
Lone Star City Limit
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010

History on a Pinhead

Although the area had received settlers decades before, a proper community didn't form until the 1930s. That was when Lone Star Steel (from Dallas) opened a steel mill and modestly named the town after the business.

WWII gave Lone Star a shot in the arm with a huge expansion for the war effort. Employees were said to number 6,000 workers. More than a few workers decided to stay after the war ended. The town was incorporated in the1950s with a population of just over 1,100.

The 1980 census showed Lone Star breaking the 2,000 person barrier (barely). The steel plant remained active, but in the 1980s, due to foreign competition, demand caused the plant to lay off half of its 3,800 employees.

Like most "company" towns, the town's population suffered accordingly, falling to 1,615 by 1990 and remained about that figure (1,581) for the 2010 census.

From Texas' Lone Stars by Bob Bowman

"The best known Lone Star stood in Morris County and was the home of Lone Star Steel on U.S. Highway 259 north of Daingerfield. The town had a population of 2,006 and 86 businesses in 1980, but it had fallen to 1,615 in 1990."

Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX  Lone Star Steel
Lone Star Steel
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX  Lone Star Steel
Lone Star Steel
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX  Lone Star Steel  railroad tracks
Lone Star Steel
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX  Lone Star Steel  railroad tracks
Lone Star Steel
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX  Lone Star Steel Old Hughes Furnace
Lone Star Steel Old Hughes Furnace Replica
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX  Lone Star Steel Old Hughes Furnace Plaque
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star TX First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
Morris Co TX - Lone Star Baptist Church
Lone Star Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010
More Texas Churches
Morris Co, Lone Star, TX Blue Building
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010

TX - Morris Co, Lone Star TX, Spearman's Ferry Historical Marker
Site of Old Spearman's Ferry Historical Marker
on US 259 about 1 mile S of Lone Star

Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010

Site of Old Spearman's Ferry

Operated along with a mill by E. B. Smith during the Republic of Texas. Bought by John Spearman in 1850. At this site in 1870 the state authorized a toll bridge. Fees ranged from 2 cents for a sheep to $1 for an 8-horse team and loaded wagon. This was at Big Cypress Bayou on Pittsburg-Jefferson Stage Road.
1966

Take a road trip

Lone Star, Texas Nearby Towns:
Daingerfield the county seat
Mt. Pleasant
See Morris County | East Texas

Book Hotel Here:
Mount Pleasant Hotels | More Hotels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Texas Towns A - Z Texas Regions:
Gulf Texas Gulf Coast East East Texas North Central Texas North Central Woutn Central Texas South Panhandle Texas Panhandle
South South Texas Hill Texas Hill Country West West Texas Ghost Texas Ghost Towns counties Texas Counties

Texas Escapes Online Magazine »   Archive Issues » Home »
TEXAS TOWNS & COUNTIES TEXAS LANDMARKS & IMAGES TEXAS HISTORY & CULTURE TEXAS OUTDOORS MORE
Texas Counties
Texas Towns A-Z
Texas Ghost Towns

TEXAS REGIONS:
Central Texas North
Central Texas South
Texas Gulf Coast
Texas Panhandle
Texas Hill Country
East Texas
South Texas
West Texas

Courthouses
Jails
Churches
Schoolhouses
Bridges
Theaters
Depots
Rooms with a Past
Monuments
Statues

Gas Stations
Post Offices
Museums
Water Towers
Grain Elevators
Lodges
Stores
Banks

Vintage Photos
Historic Trees
Cemeteries
Old Neon
Ghost Signs
Signs
Murals
Gargoyles
Pitted Dates
Cornerstones
Then & Now

Columns: History/Opinion
Texas History
Small Town Sagas
Black History
WWII
Texas Centennial
Ghosts
People
Animals
Food
Music
Art

Books
Texas Railroads

Texas Trips
Texas Drives
Texas State Parks
Texas Rivers
Texas Lakes
Texas Forts
Texas Trails
Texas Maps
USA
MEXICO
HOTELS

Site Map
About Us
Privacy Statement
Disclaimer
Contributors
Staff
Contact Us

 
Website Content Copyright Texas Escapes LLC. All Rights Reserved