In 1910, three men bought several hundred acres of land near Camp Wright for a new town. Texas Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell had been influential in extending the railroad to the area. The locals named the new town Maydelle after the Governor's daughter. Maydelle sang at the town's dedication ceremony. Governor Campbell ended the convict lease program in 1912. Maydelle Campbell Allen is buried with her husband Major General Roderick Random Allen at Arlington National Cemetery. | Source: Cherokee County Historical CommissionDownload Original File
