The community of Zavalla was established in 1900 when the Texas and New Orleans railroad arrived. It became a rail shipping point for wood products. Farming and livestock raising also contributed to the early economy in Zavalla. In the Angelina National Forest, the town is a gateway to beautiful recreation areas on Lake Sam Rayburn.
On part of one downtown block, actually about 1.2 acres, once stood greatest concentration of oil wells in the world producin...
More than 2,000 varieties of herbs from throughout the world are grown in the garden. Workshops, lectures on several facets o...
Museum features memorabilia of Hardin County and city. In historic building that was once an ice plant, the museum also featu...
The 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 Na...