Piney Woods
In the Piney Woods of East Texas, Nature lays down a wondrous welcome mat. Carpeted with fragrant pine needles, brimming with lakes both mammoth and mysterious, and seasonally rich with radiant roses, delicate dogwoods, and exquisite azaleas, this inviting area both fascinates and captivates.
Cleveland
Cleveland was established in 1880 as a station on the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad (later the Texas and New Orleans), and is now a lumber shipping point.
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Coldspring
Founded in 1847, Coldspring was originally called Coonskin, then its name was successively changed to…
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Atlanta was established in 1872 with the building of the Texas and Pacific Railroad. Capt.…
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The first settlement of the woodlands area dates from the Mexican land grants of 1835.…
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Carthage became the seat of Panola (an Indian word for cotton) County in 1848 when…
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Founded in 1847, Coldspring was originally called Coonskin, then its name was successively changed to Firemen's Hill and Cold Spring.…
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