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NACOGDOCHES,
TEXAS
Home to Stephen
F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches County Seat, East
Texas
US 59, Hwy 7 and 21
66 miles S of Longview
92 miles S of Jefferson
20 miles N of Lufkin
100 miles N of Beaumont
139 miles NE of Houston
159 miles SE of Dallas via
I-20
50 miles W of the Sabine River
Population:
29,914 (2000) 30,872
(1990)
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The
Old Stone Fort
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Nacogdoches
History, People and Landmarks
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"Frost
Lumber Industries, Nacogdoches, Texas"
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Nacogdoches Tourist Information
Nacogdoches
Convention & Visitors Bureau -
(888) OLDEST-TOWN
200, East Main Street, Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
http://www.visitnacogdoches.org/
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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 t'aint so. They say Ysleta and Socorro
of ElPaso 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
One of Texas' most historic towns, Nacogdoches is worthy of extended
coverage. Anyone wishing to share history, stories or photos of
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