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Tyler, Texas blends rich history with scenic charm, featuring well-preserved historic buildings and picturesque brick streets ...

Aug 31, 2023 Aug 31, 2023 Updated Oct 5, 2024 A piece of history made itself visible this month due to Texas drought conditions. A summer heatwave and low rainfall revealed a hidden shipwreck at ...

KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - The Red Rock Historical Association is continuing their efforts to preserve and make known the community’s history, including with an appearance at Kilgore College ...

Jeri Mills' great, great, great grandmother was the daughter of one of the first enslaved people forced to help build Monte ...

An East Texas home built by one of the first Anglo settlers in the region will be designated a historic site by Daughters of the Republic of Texas. The Gaines-Oliphint House is on the Texas-Louisiana ...