Nacogdoches
"Los Ojos de Padre Margil" ("The Eyes of Father Margil")
Nacogdoches, TX
A Franciscan missionary who spent almost 50 years with the Indians of Central and North America, Father Antonio Margil de Jesus...
1796 Spanish Colonial Rancho of Bernardo D'Ortolan
Nacogdoches, TX
Following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, East Texas Spanish missions and presidio los adaes were closed and the inhabitants moved to San...
Angelina
Nacogdoches, TX
Angelina (Angelica) was a woman of the Hasinai Caddo (Tejas) nation who grew up in Monclova, Coahuila and at the Spanish Presidio San...
Captain Domingo Ramon
Nacogdoches, TX
Captain Domingo Ramon (d. 1723) was the son of Captain Diego Ramon (d. 1724), the commandant of the Presidio San Juan Bautista (Presidio...
Durst - Taylor House
Nacogdoches, TX
The family of Andres de Acosta, who settled in Nacogdoches in 1779, owned this property as early as 1809.
Franciscan Friars in East Texas
Nacogdoches, TX
Missionaries of the Franciscan order played an integral role in the administration of Spanish activities throughout Tejas (East Texas).
Governor Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo
Nacogdoches, TX
In 1719, Jose de Azlor y Virto de Vera, the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo (d. 1734), replaced Martin de Alarcon as Governor of Texas.
Governor Martin de Alarcon in East Texas
Nacogdoches, TX
Don Martin de Alarcon rose to the position of Governor of Texas in 1716.
Halfway Inn (Flournoy - Granberry House)
Chireno, TX
This two-story log dwelling was built on the El Camino Real about 1840 by Samuel Flournoy for his wife Minerva (Wadington) and their...
Louis Juchereau de St. Denis
Douglass, TX
Canadian Frenchman Louis Juchereau de St. Denis played an important role in the beginnings of Texas.
Milam Lodge #2, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Texas
Nacogdoches, TX
The Masonic Lodge in Nacogdoches is the oldest in the state still operating in its original location.
Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches, TX
Home of the Nacogdoches Indians in the 17th Century.
Nacogdoches University
Nacogdoches, TX
A pioneer co-educational institution incorporated by an independent board February 3, 1845.
Nicholas Adolphus Sterne
Nacogdoches, TX
(April 5, 1801 - March 27, 1852) Arriving in New Orleans in 1817, German-Jewish emigrant Adolphus Sterne became a merchant and joined the...
Old Nacogdoches University Building
Nacogdoches, TX
The Republic of Texas chartered Nacogdoches University in 1845 to fulfill East Texas settlers’ ideals for higher education.
Old Stone Fort
Nacogdoches, TX
Stones recovered from a razed 18th century structure form the walls of this historic replica building.
Presidio Nuestra Senora de los Dolores de los Tejas
Douglass, TX
On April 25, 1716, Captain Domingo Ramón embarked on an expedition to establish a permanent settlement in the Spanish province of Texas,...
Sam Houston's First Home in Texas
Nacogdoches, TX
Sam Houston made his first home in Texas in this historic town of Nacogdoches.
San Patricio Rancho
Douglass, TX
William Barr and Samuel Davenport arrived in Nacogdoches by 1797 and settled on nine leagues of land called Presidio Viejo where the old...
Site of Pattonia
Woden, TX
Nearby was the site of the riverport community of Pattonia (also called Patton's Landing), founded by Robert S. and Moses L. Patton in 1844.
Site of the Mission Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Nacogdoches, TX
A Spanish outpost founded in 1716 by the pioneer Franciscan Antonio Margil de Jesus as a means of civilizing and christianizing the...
Site of the Town of Mount Sterling
Douglass, TX
Established by John Durst in 1837.
Stephen Fuller Austin
Nacogdoches, TX
(November 3, 1793 - December 37, 1836) Republics often point to one person whose vision and leadership led to their creation.
Stone Fort Museum
Nacogdoches, TX
Opening in 1936, the Stone Fort Museum has interpreted the history of East Texas and of the Old Stone Fort while also elevating the local...
The Daily Sentinel
Nacogdoches, TX
The first newspapers in Texas, beginning in 1813, all had direct links to Nacogdoches.
Town of Douglass
Douglass, TX
Located on the Old San Antonio Road four miles east of the Angelina River and fourteen miles west of Nacogdoches, the town of Douglass...
Washington Square
Nacogdoches, TX
When Nacogdoches University was chartered by the Republic of Texas in 1845, three early settlers --Haden Edwards, Charles S. Taylor, and...