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Rusk has also been the home to Jim Swink, Adrian Burk and Johnny Horton. Anthony Denman, former Notre Dame All American, Most Valuable Player and former NFL player, is from Rusk. He was the first to hail from Rusk to play in the NFL. [22] [23] [24] Cody Glenn, a former Nebraska standout and former NFL player, is from Rusk. [25] [26]
Rusk County is a county located in Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,214. [1] Its county seat is Henderson. [2] The county is named for Thomas Jefferson Rusk, a secretary of war of the Republic of Texas. Rusk County is part of the Longview, Texas metropolitan area and the Longview-Marshall combined statistical area.
Location of Rusk County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rusk County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rusk County, Texas. There are one district, six individual properties, and one former property ...
Thomas Jefferson Rusk (December 5, 1803 – July 29, 1857) was an early political and military leader of the Republic of Texas, serving as its first Secretary of War as well as a general at the Battle of San Jacinto.
They settled near present-day Dallas but were forced by local tribes to move east into what is now Rusk County, Texas. By 1822, an estimated 800 Cherokee lived in Texas. [1] When Texas passed from Spanish to Mexican governance, Cherokee petitioned the new Mexican authorities for formal land grants but were denied. In 1830, an estimated 800 ...
The Texas State Railroad, also referred to as the Lone Star and Eastern Railroad, is a historic 25 mi (40 km) heritage railroad between Rusk and Palestine, Texas. Built by inmates, it was founded in 1883 by the state of Texas to haul raw materials for a smelter at the prison at Rusk. Regular service on the line was ended in 1921.
The Mount Tabor Indian Community (also recorded as Texas Cherokees and Associate Bands of the Mount Tabor Indian Community) is a cultural heritage group founded in 1997 by JC Thompson and located in Rusk County, Texas. JC Thompson registered this group as a non-profit in 2015 for the purpose of "A23: Cultural, Ethnic Awareness."
Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks listed by county Anderson-Callahan • Cameron-Duval • Eastland-Gray • Grayson-Hudspeth • Hunt-Martin • Mason-Rusk • Sabine-Travis • Trinity-Zavala KEY