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[Spring Street - Palestine]

Description: Spring Street in the "New-town" sectino of Palestine during the early 1900's.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Osjetea Briggs Home - Rusk Highway]

Description: Photograph of the home of Osjetea Briggs, which was located just out of the city limits on the highway going toward Rusk.
Date: 1970~
Creator: Briggs, Osjetea
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[East Fire House - Palestine]

Description: Photo of the East Fire House, home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company, Palestine.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Aerial Photo of Osjetea Briggs' Home]

Description: Aerial photo of the home of Osjetea Briggs, which was located just out of the Palestine, Texas city limits on the highway going toward Rusk.
Date: 1970~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Derden House - Bethel Texas]

Description: Photo of the Derden house, which was located on US 287 North towards the community of Bethel. This house is no longer there. The Gus Engling Wildlife Preserve is where it once stood.
Date: unknown
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Railroad Gardens and Spring Street]

Description: Photo of the railroad garden that was once situated between the railroad tracks and Spring Street in the "New-town" section of Palestine.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[301 S. Magnolia - Bowers Mansion]

Description: Photograph of the front of the "Bowers Mansion" located at 301 S. Magnolia in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story white house with blue trim that has Victorian Italiante-style architectural elements (including a small cupola with bracketed eaves and narrow, paired windows), and a two-tiered porch with Queen Anne-style turned- and jigsawn- wood trim.
Date: February 1992
Creator: McReynolds, Oliver
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Demolition of O'Neill Hotel]

Description: Demolition of the O'Neill Hotel, which was located at 313 Spring Street.
Date: August 1983
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Anderson County Jail]

Description: This is a photograph of the second Anderson County Jail. The jail was built on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in 1879-80. It was, at the time, the most architecturally advanced building on the square of Palestine. Its clock tower, rising one floor beyond the two-story sheriff’s office and jail, could be seen all the way to New Town, the part of town near the railroad depot. The jail was used until 1931, when it was considered inadequate for county needs. It was torn down and a mo… more
Date: 1900~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Anderson Campground - Brushy Creek Arbor]

Description: This is a photo of the Anderson County Campground. There is a Texas Historical Commission Marker at the site, which was dedicated on September 6, 1981. That same day a National Register of Historic Places designation was also given to the site. Commonly called the Brushy Creek Arbor, Anderson Campground has a long and well known history. During the 1850's, the nearby area was settled with families, most of whom had come from a place called Brushy Creek, which was in Anderson County, South Carol… more
Date: 1950~
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Photograph of Scrub-land and Town]

Description: Photograph, taken from a large, rocky hill, showing a scrub-land with houses and buildings dotted among the sparse trees. A thin body of water, bordering the town area, is visible over the edge of hill, which has a barbed wire fence surrounding it.
Date: [1900..1929]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Neighborhood Outskirts]

Description: Photograph of a group of three skinny trees in the middle of a large area of dirt, dotted with weeds. There are several houses and a farm shack in the background.
Date: [1900..1929]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Photograph of Garden Lawn]

Description: Photograph of a manicured garden lawn, surrounded by short, manicured bushes and a low fence. The garden contains small plant beds, small trees, and cacti. To the right of the garden and in the background, there are industrial, multistory buildings made of brick or metal, some of which have tall smokestacks.
Date: [1900..1929]
Partner: Howard Payne University Library

[Noble creating a county map]

Description: Photograph of Sharon Noble creating a map of counties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She is holding a piece labeled "Dallas." Roy Eaton is standing next to her. They are both smiling.
Date: April 13, 1972
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[The Anderson County Jail]

Description: This is a photograph of the second Anderson County Jail. The jail was built on the southwest corner of the courthouse square in 1879-80. It was, at the time, the most architecturally advanced building on the square of Palestine. Its clock tower, rising one floor beyond the two-story sheriff’s office and jail, could be seen all the way to New Town, the part of town near the railroad depot. The jail was used until 1931, when it was considered inadequate for county needs. It was torn down and a mo… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Palestine Texas]

Description: This is a photo of Front Street (now known as Spring Street) which runs along the railroad tracks in Palestine, Texas. It was taken about 1880.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Palestine Public Library
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