James W C Pogue
James William Center Pogue
American
James William Center Pogue was born, the son of John Pogue and was a native of Greene County, Tennessee. Pogue entered California on the Honey Lake trail, arriving with a wagon train at Red Bluff in 1857. As a civic leader, Pogue was father of the Lemon Cove community. He was a school trustee for many years, having helped in the building of the district. In politics Pogue was a Democrat; in religious matters he was Presbyterian. He generously gave of his time and talents in all these various organizations to promote the welfare of Tulare County and his beloved Lemon Cove. - NRHP, 21 June 1991