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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR7B_cherokee-county_Rusk-TX.html
Cherokee County has a rich and varied history. Spanish and French explorers of the Seventeenth Century found Tejas and Hasinai Indians living in this area, and Spanish missions were established in the region.
Driven out of the United States, th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR6Z_cherokee-county-courthouse_Rusk-TX.html
This courthouse, the fourth to serve the citizens of Cherokee County, was built in 1940-41 with the assistance of the Federal Works Progress Administration. Designed by the architectural firm of Gill & Bennett, the modern structure is built of nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR39_mountain-home_Rusk-TX.html
Birthplace of James Stephen Hogg, son of Lucanda McMath Hogg and Joseph Lewis Hogg. Born March 24, 1851. Died March 3, 1906. First native Texan to serve as governor. Inspirer of the passage of the Railroad Commission Law, Stock and Bond Law, Alien…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR2Z_rusk-footbridge_Rusk-TX.html
First built 1861 as the means for residents east of valley to get to town during rainy seasons. Rebuilt in 1889 by T.H. Barnes, engineer building New Birmingham (now ghost town, to the east). Maintained by city of Rusk until 1950. Restored 1969 on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR2G_rusk_Rusk-TX.html
Founded 1846. Named for Republic of Texas Statesman Thomas J. Rusk. Industrial site and supply depot in the Civil War. Notable for iron manufacturing. Birthplace of Texas Governors James S. Hoggs, Thomas M. Campbell. City and county rich in histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK1M_site-of-tassie-belle-and-star-and-cresent-iron-ore-furnaces_Rusk-TX.html
New Birmingham was a boom town nearby in the late 1880s built around local iron ore operations. The furnaces, capable of producing 50 tons of iron daily, were named "Tassie Belle," after the wife of the town founder A. B. Bevins, and the "Star and…