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From "THE EAST TEXAS SUNDAY DRIVE BOOK"
by Bob Bowman

HUNTSVILLE

Old Sam, Prisons and Pine Trees
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However, before leaving Huntsville, take the time to drive south on Interstate 45, and look for the turnoff to two other places you'll want to visit before completing this drive:

Huntsville State Park

A 2,000-acre park with hiking and biking trails, paddle boats, screened shelters, and campsites overlooking scenic Raven Lake. Website: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/huntsvil/huntsvil.htm

Elkins Lake

Here, be sure to drive slowly through one of Huntsville"s most prestigious residential areas with a peaceful lake, rolling hills, winding streets, and thousands of tall pines, all complemented by Judge Elkins' spacious log Manor House, now a country club.

Excerpt by permission of author Mr. Bob Bowman.
August 2000
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