When parents decide on a perfect location to raise their children, they want their children to feel safe, supported and loved. All of these qualities are found in Buna, TX. When a person hears the word community, his or her first thought is a Friday night football game or a town meeting of some sort; in Buna, TX, it means a feeling of security, unity, and contentment.
For a community to feel secure, united, and content, people with personal values and business ethics need to build it. Specifically, people that share the same social, economic and political interests as each other. The Carroll family that founded Buna had these values, interests, and ethics. The Carroll family, a group of lumbermen and industrialists, owned The Beaumont Lumber Company Mill in south Jasper. The site was first named Carrolla after the Carroll family. However, around the 1890s, the Carrolls changed the site name to Buna, in honor of their late cousin, Buna Corley. Timber, farming, and oilfields became major factors in expanding Buna’s economic position. Due to these industries expanding, the lumber company built a tram road to transport the resources and gain access to other small towns and large cities. The road started out between Buna and Ford’s Bluff, then later turned into a common carrier railroad from Roganville,…show more content… Most of the people from Buna are kind, compassionate, and supportive. One of the first things a person sees when driving into Buna is the town sign with Buna’s motto on it. The sign reads, “Welcome to Buna. SMALL TOWN, BIG HEART.” Buna is just that, a small town that welcomes strangers and genuinely cares for their neighbors and community. The way people treat others has a lot to do with the older generations teaching the younger generation values and morals. People raised with good values and morals, such as compassion and respect, are easier to socialize and bond
