Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins Statue

Forest Trail Region
215 S. Third Street Crockett, TX 75835

The Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins statue on South Third Street memorializes the bluesman, who was born on a farm west of Crockett and played music along the avenue in the 1930s–40s when it was known as “Camp Street.”

Watch the following video to learn more about the history of music in Texas' African American communities. This video was produced for inclusion in the African Americans in Texas mobile tour found in our Texas Time Travel Tours mobile app. For more information about the mobile tour and African American cultural heritage in Texas, visit the African American Heritage theme page at the following link: http://texastimetravel.com/travel-themes/main-african-american-heritage

Mapped location of Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins Statue

Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins Statue

215 S. Third Street Crockett, TX 75835