Sea Scouting was a branch of the Boy Scouts which promotes mental and physical fitness through maritime skills. Jacksonville attorney John C. Box Junior set up a unit for local boys in 1936.
The Bullard Water Well has been a cornerstone of the town’s growth since the 1880s and was awarded a state historical marker in 2009 by the Texas Historical Commission.
The Halfway Inn, also known as the Flournoy-Granberry House, was built around 1840 by Samuel Flournoy and served as the post office for a 15-mile radius.
Just outside Carthage, you’ll find the headstone for Jim Reeves, a world-famous country singer. It is also where you’ll find a historical marker commemorating his life. It’s the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History.
Though it’s shut down, the Lufkin paper mill is still prominent today just east of the city limits. It’s the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History by Mark Scirto.
The Woman’s Building in Tyler is standing as tall and beautiful today as it did over 90 years ago. The Woman’s Building Association was chartered in 1928 to direct the construction of this facility.
Buck Kilgore donated a 200-foot railroad right-of-way in 1871. Kilgore recognized the benefits which come from a railroad and built a new home near the station and many followed suit.
This small Gregg County town has gone through many names since its establishment before the Civil War. But today, her name is Liberty and is the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History.
The City of Tyler may not be what it is today without one major figure. Rudolph Bergfeld is the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History with Mark Scirto.
Burell Cannon was a Baptist minister and inventor. In 1902, Cannon led some investors in Pittsburg to create the Ezekiel Airship. It was modeled after a description in the Biblical book of Ezekiel.
It was in the 1930s when the greatest concentration of oil derricks in the world was right here in East Texas. It’s the subject of this week’s Mark in Texas History by Mark Scirto.
The bakery was launched after Eilenberger took his mother’s fruitcake recipe, started making fruitcakes and pastries and a business in town wanted to mail cakes to customers and friends.
Since photos back then were black and white, finding the correct old paint colors was no easy feat. The Texas Historical Commission sent an expert to help.
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