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Downtown Nacogdoches
Photo courtesy Dana
Goolsby, November 2011 |
| Nacogdoches
County was organized in 1837. Both city and county were named
after the Nacogdoches Indians. |
Nacogdoches,
Texas
History & People
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1936
Texas Centennial Marker:
Nacogdoches
Home of the Nacogdoches
Indians in the 17th century. Spanish settlements, 1716. Alternately
settled and abandoned in 18th century due to French encroachments.
Scene of the Fredonian
Rebellion in 1827. Organized a municipality, 1839 under the Mexican
government. Created a county March 17, 1836; organized May 24, 1837.
Nacogdoches established 1779, became the county seat in 1836. |
The
Oldest Town in Texas? by Bob Bowman
The
Old Stone Fort by Archie P. McDonald
Y'Barbo's Stone House hosted meetings of the Nacogdoches Committee
of Public Safety and the selection of representatives to the conventions
and the Consultation during the Texas Revolution and it witnessed
the Battle of Nacogdoches in 1832.
Stone
Fort Bank by Archie P. McDonald
The Stone Fort Bank of Nacogdoches won its charter on February 14,
1903, and 100 years later, is still a familiar landmark in downtown
Nacogdoches.
Trammel's
Trace by Clay Coppedge
Trammel's Trace started (or ended) at what is now East Main Street
in Nacogdoches and took North Street through what is now Mount Enterprise,
then north between current Rusk and Panola Counties and across the
Sabine River near Tatum. From there the road jogged north through
Marshall and Jefferson, crossing the Sulphur River at Stephenson's
and Epperson's Ferry.
A
Story of Two Veterans: They Didn't Take the War Personally by
Mike Cox
Nacogdoches’ Oak Grove Cemetery is one of the oldest and most historical
graveyards in Texas, but one of its better stories has hardly been
told.
The
First Millionaire by Bob Bowman
Texas’ first likely millionaire wasn’t from Dallas or Houston. He
came from East Texas--and he didn’t make his money from oil. Frost
Thorn, an early storekeeper from Nacogdoches, had a worth of more
than a million dollars after Texas won its independence from Mexico
in 1836...
"Ten-Gallon
Hats / Pint-Sized Brains"
Otis P. Driftwood recalls Nacogdoches by Mike Cox
A runaway mule in Nacogdoches helped change American entertainment
history.
Marx
Brothers by Clay Coppedge
The Marx Brothers weren’t funny at all until they came to Texas...
The Chief's Sons by Bob Bowman
Natchitoches and Nacogdoches
SFASU
by Archie P. McDonald
"Twenty-three Reasons Why The Stephen F. Austin State Normal Ought
to be Located at Nacogdoches."
Chief
Executives by Archie P. McDonald
"East Texas has produced its share of prominent personages
in entertainment, business, medicine, and other professions but
prominent political figures have tended to call other sections of
the state their home, especially in the last half century. It started
out differently."
WACs
by Archie P. McDonald
Women's Army Corps "saved Stephen F. Austin State College."
The
Arthur Temple School of Forestry by Archie P. McDonald
James
Harper Starr by Archie P. McDonald
Albert
Thomas by Archie P. McDonald
One of the most famous photos ever made shows Lyndon B. Johnson
taking the oath as president aboard Air Force One shortly after
the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In the photo, a
tall, trim man wearing a bow tie bends in to get a better view of
President Johnson and Justice Sarah Hughes, who administered the
oath. That man was Albert Thomas, who represented the Eighth Congressional
District—essentially, Harris County and Houston—in Congress for
fifteen terms.
Thomas was born in Nacogdoches on April 12, 1898....
The
Millard Sorghum Silo of Nacogdoches by Robert Rand Russell
That old red brick silo, sound and plumb as it was in 1915 due to
the Old World craftsmanship of John "Dutch" Heaberlin and the enterprising
Jesse Millard, Sr., prevails as a witness of East Texas history
and prosperity... Another landmark casting a shadow. Now this one
also shines with a story...
Disturbance
of 1832 (the Battle of Nacogdoches) by Archie P. McDonald
Dón
Antonio Gil y' Barbo: Latter-Day Moses by Archie P. McDonald
It is impossible to overstate the importance of Y'Barbo to the founding
of Nacogdoches. He built a "casa piedras," or Stone House, on Plaza
Principal, and a separate residence. The Stone House, though always
private property, became the seat of government and town gathering.
Y'Barbo "fathered" Nacogdoches.
Lyne
Taliaferro Barret by Archie P. McDonald
Few East Texans remember Lyne Taliaferro Barret, but they should:
Barret drilled the first oil well in Texas.
William
Goyens by Archie P. McDonald
This is the story of a free black man who lived and thrived in Nacogdoches
during the days of slavery.
The
Lone Star Brand by Archie P. McDonald
Many things in Texas -- especially East Texas -- began in Nacogdoches,
and Texas Farm Products, known for its familiar logo that features
a Lone Star within ring inside a triangle, is one of them.
Adah
Isaccs Menken: The lady on the Horse by Archie P. McDonald
Haunted
Nacogdoches by Dana Goolsby
Stephen F. Austin State University is allegedly home to numerous
spooks. The Turner Fine Arts Auditorium at SFA has more than fine
art in the building. A ghost named Chester is believed to haunt
the building...
Phantom
of the Opera in Nacogdoches
From Ghosts
in East Texas by Bob Bowman
Nacogdoches
Incorporated in 1837 - History cartoon by Roger T. Moore
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Nacogdoches,
Texas
Attractions/Landmarks - Photo Gallery
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Lanana Creek
Trail -
6 miles trail in Pecan Acres Park
Millard's Crossing
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6020 North Street (US 59 N)
East Texas architecture on 37 acres.
936-564-6631. Admissions
Oak
Grove Cemetery -
N. Lanana St, at Hospital St.
Including four signers of Texas Declaration of Independence.
Old Nacogdoches
University -
1858 building today a museum. On Washington Square, Thomas J. Rusk
Middle School campus. Mound and Hughes St. 936-569-7292
Old North Church
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US 59 North and Highway 35.
The oldest union church in Texas.
The
Old Stone Fort (by Archie P. McDonald)
"In 1936, a replica of the Old Stone Fort was located on the
campus of Stephen F. Austin State University, and visitors can drop
by and get a good idea of what the first building in Nacogdoches
looked like."
Tues. - Sat. 9AM - 5PM. Sun. 1 - 5 PM.
Closed Monday and holidays. 936-468-2408
Ruby M. Mize
Azalea Garden -
Texas' largest azalea garden.
South of SFA Johnson Coliseum, University Drive.
Open daily. 936-468-1832
Stephen F.
Austin Mast Arboretum -
On SFASU campus, off Wilson Dr.
Open daily. 936-468-1832
Sterne-Hoya
Home -
Historic home built in 1830.
211 S. Lanana St., 946-560- 5426
Lake Nacogdoches
10 miles west of Nacogdoches off FM 225
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us
Nacogdoches
Tourist Information
Nacogdoches
Convention & Visitors Bureau -
(888) OLDEST-TOWN
200, East Main Street, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
http://www.visitnacogdoches.org/
Nacogdoches
Hotels
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The Chapel at
Millard Crossing
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, January, 2006 |
| Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Chas Hoya 1897
Land Office Building
Photo courtesy Dana
Goolsby, November 2011 |
Nacogdoches City
Hall
Photo courtesy Dana
Goolsby, November 2011 |
General Mercantile
Photo courtesy Dana
Goolsby, November 2011 |
The
1929 Goodman Pony Truss Bridge shown here in Mount
Sterling was
relocated to Pecan Park in Nacogdoches
Photo Courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2010 |
"West
End Lake, Nacogdoches, Texas"
1930s Postcard courtesy Bill Burris & Friend |
Nacogdoches,
Texas Forum
Nacogdoches
claims to be the oldest town in Texas, using 1716 as the date. Now,
the Dallas Morning News Texas Almanac and the Univ Texas Handbook
of Texas, on line, say it 'aint so. They say Ysleta
and Socorro of
El Paso
were est. ~ 1680-2, which is an earlier date even using public school
math. I suspect there's some 'school pride' in this Nacogdoches-ites
claim, but is there a real, non-tall-tale truth for claiming to
be the oldest? Or maybe Mr.
Bowman has this covered somewhere? - J R Overton, May 04, 2004
See The
Oldest Town in Texas? by Bob Bowman
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