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 Ponta Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 31° 53.913 W 095° 04.505
15R E 303762 N 3531069
This post-mounted subject marker stands in front of an abandoned building (as of June 2017) off CR 4401 in Ponta.
Waymark Code: WMWAB2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2017
Views: 2
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Ponta
Address
City Ponta
County Cherokee
Subject Codes cities and towns; agriculture, general
Marker Year 1999
Marker Location CR 4401, Ponta, 1 block NE of SH 204
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Number: 11810
Marker Text:
In 1901, a new townsite was laid out on the Texas & New Orleans Railroad. Promoted by brothers Lee D. and William T. Guinn, it was named Hubb for county surveyor Hubbard S. Guinn. It was renamed Ponta (an adaptation of the Latin "Ponte," which means bridge) when the post office was established in 1903. Ponta was a shipping center for such local products as lumber, cotton, tomatoes and peaches. In time, the town boasted such businesses as general stores, restaurants, banks, blacksmiths, cotton gins and sawmills, as well as a hotel, a Masonic lodge, churches and schools. Large scale greenhouse cultivation began in the area in the 1950s. The railroad ceased operation after World War II and the post office closed in 1972. Ponta Plant Nurseries remain a major factor in the Cherokee County economy. (1999)
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