Tamina, a Freedmen's Town
by
Marti Corn, Tacey A. Rosolowski, Wanda Horton-Woodworth
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2016
In 1871, newly freed slaves established the community of Tamina—then called “Tammany”—north of Houston, near the rich timber lands of Montgomery County. Located in proximity to the just-completed railroad from Conroe to Houston, the community benefited from the burgeoning local lumber industry...