June 25, 2008 / Local History

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ALL THINGS HISTORICAL

The forgotten forests of East Texas
In the early 1800s, when East Texas was settled by Southern families, they were greeted by vast pine forests where massive trees towered over the land. It wasn't unusual to see pines as large as five feet in width. More...

THIS WEEK IN TEXAS

White outlaws lead Indians on frontier raid
BY BARTEE HAILE

(This is my 1,300th column, which makes it exactly 25 years that I've been writing and you've been reading "This Week in Texas History." Thank you, fellow Texans, for your interest and support, and a special note of appreciation to the editors and More...

30 years of press clippings a public service of the History Center

ONE YEAR AGO Leading the Lufkin High School Panther Pride Drill Team are Director Johnna Walker, Lt. Taylor Rush, Lt. Katarina Peitersen, Lt. Morgan Holcomb, Lt. Amiee Weber, Capt. Claire Cumbie and Assistant Director Maya Gamble. More...