Henderson

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Author: Cyndi Long Walker ISBN: 9781439648865
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: December 8, 2014
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Cyndi Long Walker
ISBN: 9781439648865
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: December 8, 2014
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
One of the oldest towns in Texas, Henderson�founded in 1843�is situated in the rolling green hills and pine forests of East Texas. Named for the state�s first governor, James P. Henderson, the town is the seat of Rusk County. Henderson�s fertile land and abundant stores of clay were enjoyed for centuries by Caddo Indians and other indigenous people; after settlement by Anglos, beginning in the 1830s, the area became known for cotton plantations. More Old South than Old West, Henderson might have had spectacular growth if the planned Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad had come to fruition. When that did not happen, Henderson relied on an economy based on cotton, farming, and logging until the Great East Texas Oilfield was discovered in 1930 just a few miles west. Oil, and later the commercial production of bricks, paved the way for a brighter future for the town, which today is still partially sustained by the riches of the earth through lignite production. Generations of hardworking men and women have called Henderson home, and the town today enjoys a revitalized town square filled with shops and restaurants.
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One of the oldest towns in Texas, Henderson�founded in 1843�is situated in the rolling green hills and pine forests of East Texas. Named for the state�s first governor, James P. Henderson, the town is the seat of Rusk County. Henderson�s fertile land and abundant stores of clay were enjoyed for centuries by Caddo Indians and other indigenous people; after settlement by Anglos, beginning in the 1830s, the area became known for cotton plantations. More Old South than Old West, Henderson might have had spectacular growth if the planned Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad had come to fruition. When that did not happen, Henderson relied on an economy based on cotton, farming, and logging until the Great East Texas Oilfield was discovered in 1930 just a few miles west. Oil, and later the commercial production of bricks, paved the way for a brighter future for the town, which today is still partially sustained by the riches of the earth through lignite production. Generations of hardworking men and women have called Henderson home, and the town today enjoys a revitalized town square filled with shops and restaurants.

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