ALL THIINGS HIISTORIICAL
Alabama-Coushatta tribe linked with Texas history
Archie P. McDonald
      Thousands of people drive through East Texas each year without the knowledge that an Indian reservation-- one that played a role in the independence of Texas--exists within the pine forests. The difficulties faced by the Alabama Coushatta tribes to remain on their land and create economic opportunities for their people reach back to the 1830s.
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THIS WEEK IN TEXAS
Conneticut yankee was Republic's Renaissance Man
BY BARTEE HAILE
      The Republic senate overlooked the fact Dr. Ashbel Smith had been in Texas only a month and on Jun. 12, 1837 confirmed the appointment of the Conncticut Yankee as surgeon general. Smith's biographer listed his achievements as "scholar, linguist, diplomat, soldier, statesman, scientist, physician, editor, writer, farmer, rancher, philosopher, educator and humanitarian.
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Thirty Years of Press Clippings
A Public Service of The History Center
      ONE YEAR AGO Diboll City Council appoints Diboll businessman Lewis Ivey city representative to the Angelina County Central Appraisal District. State mourns the passing of Harry Hubbard, Huntington native and former president of the Texas AFL-CIO.
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