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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. An early settler wrote his family back in Alabama, "The forests are so thick with giant trees that our wagons could not pass that way. More ... (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 publishers who make room for my column in their newspapers. More ... 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 ... |
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