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texasstaterailroad.net. The Texas State Railroad, also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Built by inmates, it was founded in 1883 by the state of Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison at Rusk. Regular service on the line was ended ...
The town was established by an act of the Texas Legislature on April 11, 1846. It was named after Thomas Jefferson Rusk, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. [6] By 1850, Rusk reportedly had 355 residents. A post office was authorized on March 8, 1847.
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site: Martin Creek Lake State Park: Rusk 286.9 acres (116.1 ha) 1976 Martin Creek Lake State Park: Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: Jasper, Tyler 730 acres (300 ha) 1965 Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: McKinney Falls State Park: Travis 744.4 acres (301 ha) 1976 McKinney Falls State Park: Meridian State Park ...
Martin Creek Lake State Park is a 286 acres (116 ha) developed recreational area in East Texas in the United States. The park is located southwest of Tatum on Martin Creek Lake in Rusk County and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Texas Utilities Generating Company deeded the park to the state in 1976, and it opened the ...
Originally organized as a part of Nacogdoches County, Rusk was established as its own county by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on January 16, 1843. By 1850, it was the second-most populous county in Texas of the 78 counties that had been organized at that time, according to the 1850 census. Rusk County's population was 8,148 then; it was ...
Henderson welcome sign on U.S. Highway 79. The city of Henderson was established by European Americans before the State of Texas was founded. It was developed on land donated by W.B. Ochiltree and James Smith; it became the county seat of Rusk County when an act of legislature created Rusk County on January 16, 1843.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rusk County, Texas. There are one district, six individual properties, and one former property listed on the National Register in the county. Two individually listed properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks with one ...
Martin Creek Lake State Park is located 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Tatum. The park was deeded to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department by Texas Utilities and opened to the public in 1976. The park is located on 5,000-acre (20 km 2) Martin Creek Lake, constructed to provide cooling water for the lignite-fired Martin Lake Power Plant. [10]