Historical Marker
Town of Corrigan
Historical marker location:
at intersection of US 59 and Ben Franklin St., Corrigan, Texas
( At intersection of US 59 and Ben Franklin St. (SW corner), Corrigan)
Marker installed: 1970
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.