Jopling-Melear Log Cabin
George Washington Jopling (1833-1903) erected this log cabin in 1863 in the Johnson Station Community for his wife Catherine (Thomas) (1837-1882) and their large family. A farmer, cattleman, and cotton gin owner, Jopling also served as a community leader, helping organizing the Johnson Station Masonic Lodge. After Catherine died he remarried and deeded the cabin, which had been enlarged, to his daughter Jane Catherine (1854-1940) and her husband Z.T. Melear 1850-1931). Melear, a farmer and blacksmith, owned a livery stable and cotton gin. In 1970 the cabin was moved to this site. (1980)
32.7382° N, 97.1085° W
Where to Find It
Knapp Heritage Park. Moved from Middleton Tate Johnson Cemetery, 621 W. Arkansas Ln, in 2003.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi E P.A. Watson Log House Arlington
- <0.1 mi SW North Side School Arlington
- 0.1 mi NE Bankhead Highway Through Arlington Arlington
- 0.1 mi SE City of Arlington Arlington
- 0.1 mi SE Colonel Neel E. Kearby Arlington
- 0.2 mi N Douglass-Potts House Arlington