Historical Marker
Deweyville
Historical marker location:
Deweyville, Texas
( TX Lousianna Border on SH 12 in Deweyville)
Marker installed: 1967
Original site, called "Possum Bluff," was purchased with a team of oxen by Pierre Lavine from Bill Morrison, 1886.
Town was renamed for Admiral George Dewey during Spanish-American War.
Leading industry, sawmill, was built by Sabine Tram Co., 1897; and was owned 1919-1943 by Peavy-Moore Lumber Co.