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Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell. (April 22, 1856 - April 1, 1923). Born near Rusk in Cherokee County, Thomas Mitchell Campbell was the son of Thomas Duncan and Rachel (Moore) Campbell. He financed his education by working for the County Clerk in…
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Anderson County Courthouse. . Created by the Texas Legislature on March 24, 1846, Anderson County was named for former Republic of Texas Vice President Kenneth L. Anderson. The first court in the new county was held in a log house at nearby Fort H…
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Anderson County. . Created March 24, 1846, from Houston County Organized July 13, 1846 with Palestine as the county seat Named in honor of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Vice-President of the Republic of Texas 1844-45. var plai…
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Col. Homer Garrison, Jr.. . Born in Kickapoo (Anderson Co.) in 1901, Homer Garrison was the son of Mattie (Milam) and Homer Garrison, Sr. The family moved to Angelina County, where Homer, Sr. served as District Clerk. Homer, Jr. graduated from Luf…
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(Front and southwest side): Located 6.5 miles southwest during the Civil War this salt works was assigned to produce salt for the Confederacy at a fixed price of eight dollars for a hundred-pound sack. Private customers from East Texas, Arkansas, …
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(Front):John H. Reagan(Right):"The Old Roman's highest ambitionwas to do his full duty;consciousness of having done itwas his ample reward."(Left):"A good name is rather to bechosen than great riches,and loving favor ratherthan silver or gold."(Br…
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