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Our Humble History - "Humble grows up"

Our Humble History - "Humble grows up"

(Tribune)

Humble started off as a small lumber community in the 1880s, then became an oil boom town in the early 1900s, and eventually grew into a small city in the 1930s. But, how did it survive past that? There were lots of small towns along Hwy. 59 between Houston and Lufkin. Many are no longer around. What made Humble unique?

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