Built 1845, modified Grecian structure was first nonsectarian university established during Republic of Texas. On Washington Square, campus of Thomas J. Rusk Middle School, building is museum featuring antique furniture, silver, other relics. Mound and Hughes Sts.
Built in 1830 by Nicholas Adolphus Sterne, a prominent merchant and Texas revolution leader, the house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Nacogdoches, TX Historic HomesBelieved to be oldest union church in Texas; several denominations worshiped here. First was Baptist service held under a tree on the site in 1835. Present "new" church built in 1852. Protestant services were unlawful in Texas during church's early days. North of city off U.S. 59 on old Highway 35
Nacogdoches, TX Historic ChurchesThe museum is housed in a 1936 replica, built on a new site, of Don Antonio Gil Y'Barbo's stone house. Y'Barbo, founder of Nacogdoches, built the stone house circa 1779 as the formal portal to the Spanish District of Texas. The original site of the house, torn down in 1902
Nacogdoches, TX Historic FortsFor more information on city accommodations, restaurants, and events, stop by the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau at 888/
Nacogdoches, TX Visitors CentersDetails about the Big Thicket National Preserve, interpretive panels, information on trails and boating. Hiking trails of var...
A delight for antique lovers and historians, this antebellum landmark brings the past to life with original furnishings, phot...
Crockett Family Resort From Loop 304 on the northwest side of Crockett, take FM 229 approximately 7 miles west, and turn r...
Silsbee is located in the Big Thicket National Preserve....