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[Looking North along N. Sycamore Street]

Description: Looking north along N. Sycamore Street. Notice the construction of what was the Royall National Bank Drive-Thru building on the right. This bank later became the Hibernia Bank, then Capitol One in 2006.
Date: May 1979
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Building a Library]

Description: Conversion of the Alamo School into the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1985
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Building a Library]

Description: Conversion of the Alamo School into the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1985
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Dogwood Trails]

Description: Photo of a Dogwood Tree during the Dogwood Trails Festival.
Date: March 1979
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Building a Library]

Description: Conversion of the Alamo School into the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1985
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Anderson Campground - Brushy Creek Arbor]

Description: Photograph of the Anderson County Campground (commonly called the Brushy Creek Arbor), a historic site in Anderson County, Texas. It is an open structure with wooden posts and fencing and a wood and metal roof. The area is surrounded by trees.
Date: 1980~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Train Depot at Palestine]

Description: Photo of the railroad depot in Palestine. This photo also shows a passenger car. The building has since been demolished.
Date: 1950~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Downtown Palestine]

Description: Photo of downtown Anderson County during the late 1800's.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[418 N. Tennessee - St. Mary's Academy]

Description: Photograph of the front entrance of St. Mary's Academy, located on the 500 Block of N. Tennessee Avenue in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story brick building with Gothic Revival-style features. There is a partially-visible stone tower above the entrance, as well as a stone arch over the door. Part of another wing is visible on the left side of the image.
Date: 1980~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Watering Trough on Avenue A]

Description: In 1895, Caldwell Green felt Palestine's horses needed more attention, so he built a watering trough on Avenue A in downtown Palestine. This trough, with his name and the date, is still there, but now contains a flower garden. At one time before this picture was made, it sported fhe figure of a child on a dolphin in the center of the fountain.
Date: 1980~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Dogwood Tree in Front of the Howard House - 1011 N. Perry]

Description: Photograph of a blooming Dogwood tree in the front yard of the Howard House, which is located at 1011 N. Perry Street in Palestine. The house is a one-story, white, antebellum-style house with Greek revival influence including square columns along the front porch. An anchor with a plaque is propped in the front yard.
Date: March 1979
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Governor Thomas Mitchell Campbell]

Description: Thomas Mitchell Campbell was born on 22 April 1856 at Rusk Texas, the son of Thomas Duncan and Rachel Moore Campbell. He entered Trinity University (then located at Tehuacana) to study law in 1873, but dropped out after one year. He took a job in the Gregg county clerk's office and studied law at night. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and first hung his shingle in Longview. There he stayed until he was appointed a master in chancery for the I&GN Railroad in 1889. In 1891 he moved his family … more
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Building a Library]

Description: Conversion of the Alamo School into the Palestine Public Library.
Date: 1985
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission

[Palestine Ice, Fuel, Gin Co.]

Description: This building housed the Palestine Ice, Fuel and Gin Company. It was located on the corner of Spring and Houston Streets in Palestine.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Anderson County Historical Commission
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