TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) – A constructing in Texarkana is celebrating over 100 years of operation alongside the city of Texarkana that’s celebrating 150 years of existence.
Earlier than the constructing turned the placement for the Texarkana Historic Museum, 216 Stateline in Texarkana was the house of Offenhauser Insurance coverage.
“We began in 1862 earlier than folks have been licensed to promote insurance coverage in Texas,” William Morris, of Offenhauser Insurance coverage, mentioned.
Offenhauser Insurance coverage has repeatedly served the world for 141 years. The long-time enterprise was began by Fred Offenhauser.
“Texarkana was an actual younger city, and he got here right down to promote, what they referred to as, dry items again then and labored half time for an insurance coverage company, writing his identify on the coverage,”
Don and William Morris are nice grandchildren of Fred Offenhauser and proceed working for the household enterprise.
“I assume now we have performed a number of issues proper over 141 years to earn the belief and enterprise of a number of of us within the space,”
“We’ve additionally been pretty energetic in the neighborhood with totally different non-profit efforts,”
Texarkana metropolis leaders will proceed celebrating 150 years as a metropolis with a “Sesquicentennial Competition” this weekend starting with the opening of a time capsule buried 50 years in the past. That may happen at Shepperd Park at 5:30pm.
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