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Historical Markers in Rusk, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 21 Texas historical markers in Rusk, in Cherokee County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Civil War, Ghost Towns, Native History, and Outlaws & Lawmen. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2016. 1 is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
Start with these Rusk stories
- Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel
The first hotel to occupy this site was the Union Hotel, a wood frame building erected in 1849.
- Cedar Hill Cemeteryplaced 2014
Established in 1847 as the city cemetery, Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at the south edge of Rusk in Cherokee County, atop a hill surrounded by a…
- Cherokee Countyplaced 1986
Cherokee County has a rich and varied history. Spanish and French explorers of the seventeenth century found Tejas and Hasinai Indians living in this…
- Cherokee County C.S.A.placed 1963
Civil War manufacturing, supply and military center. Field Transportation Bureau shop made and repaired wagons, saddles, harnesses.
- Confederate Gun Factoryplaced 1936
Built in 1862 by John L. Whitescarver, William H. Campbell and Benjamin F. Campbell. When unable to secure materials and tools for the manufacture of…
- Confederate Training Campplaced 1984
During the Civil War this area along the road from Rusk to Crockett served as a training camp for Confederate soldiers.
All 21 historical markers in Rusk
- Cedar Hill Cemetery2014
- Cherokee County1986
- Cherokee County C.S.A.1963
- Confederate Gun Factory1936
- Confederate Training Camp1984
- Cook's Fort1936
- Dr. I. K. Frazier Home1969
- First Baptist Church of Rusk1988
- First Presbyterian Church of Rusk1986
- Hatchett's Ferry Inn1998
- Little Bean's Cherokee Village1991
- Rusk Footbridge1969
- Rusk Penitentiary Building1979
- Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery1999
- Sheriff Bill Brunt Murder Site2016
- Site of Rusk College1991
- Site of Sam Houston Speeches1996
- Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Cresent Iron Ore Furnaces1996
- Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel
- Texas State Railroad1982
- The Rusk Cherokeean2001
Historical markers near Rusk
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