Some context
The marker commemorates the early post-Civil War settlement of formerly enslaved people from nearby plantations who, by 1871, settled along the railroad in what was then an unpopulated, remote area of south Montgomery County, according to Montgomery County Historical Commission officials.
Tamina, named after the infamous Tammany Hall in New York, had its first post office and postmaster, John D. Moore, in 1897. A couple of churches and a few businesses emerged later to cater to the few local African American families.
In their own words
"Tamina is a valuable piece of Texas history, as it reveals a moment in time when the nation faced its brutal reality and struggled to reconcile the value of all people," commission officials said.
