Historical Marker
Lone Star
Historical marker location:
New Summerfield, Texas
( 4 miles southwest of New Summerfield on FM 235. MARKER REPORTED DAMAGED AND UNDER REPAIR NOV. 2011.)
Marker installed: 1985
The ante bellum community of Lone Star, a center of trade, education and culture in the 1880s, experienced its greatest growth after the Civil War. Known first as "Skin Tight," it was named Lone Star when a post office opened in 1883. The town once had several businesses, a public school, four churches, two lodges and the Lone Star Institute. The town began to decline after a disastrous fire in 1893. Decline continued when the
T & N O Railroad bypassed Lone Star. Hope for the community's revival died when two oil field discoveries did not prove to be profitable.
The first domed stadium in the world, the Astrodome, was built in Houston in 1965 and hosted numerous sporting events and concerts over the years.