Saratoga was settled a decade before the Civil War in Hardin County northwest of Beaumont. The location is named after Saratoga, N.Y., because of the medicinal springs. The health resort fell into disuse after discovery of oil in 1901. It is currently a small retail center in the heart of the Big Thicket.
71-acre forever preserved tract of pine and hardwood forest along Spring Creek, often referred to as "The Little Thicket." Ho...
Texas 105 west through piney woods to Montgomery 15 miles; driving tour of historic homes dating back to 1850s....
640 acres on the east shoreline of Lake Livingston among pine and hardwood forest. Facilities include multiuse campsites with...
In 1927, Columbus M. "Dad" Joiner believed there was oil in Rusk County. Joiner and an Oklahoma attorney and oil promoter had...
Some 97,000 acres of dense woods, swamps and streams administered by National Park Service as biological preserves in several...