02304cam a2200301 4500 1648533161 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781439648865 1439648867 0018054573 Axis360 TxAuBib Walker, Cyndi Long. Henderson [Boundless]. Arcadia Pub, 2014. Images of America 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. Format: Blio. HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX); PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials); TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional.) General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-07 21:15:28. Travel Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY) Subjects & Themes. Photography Subjects & Themes Regional (see also TRAVEL.) History fast United States State & Local. Images of America. https://marioncl.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0018054573 T3F