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Historic and Architectural Resources of Palestine MPS: 4: William and Caroline Broyles House: William and Caroline Broyles House: November 10, 1988 : 1305 S. Sycamore St. Palestine: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 5
On November 15, 2015, a deadly mass shooting took place at a campsite between Tennessee Colony and Palestine, where six people were killed by an intoxicated neighbor upset about losing his family's land. The shooter, William Hudson, was charged with capital murder and was sentenced to death by a Brazos County court on November 15, 2017. [5] [6]
Palestine (/ ˈ p æ l ɪ s t iː n / PAL-ist-een) is a city in and the seat of Anderson County in the U.S. state of Texas. [5] It was named after Palestine, Illinois , by preacher Daniel Parker , who had migrated from that town. [ 6 ]
Farm to Market Road 315 north of Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, USA (April 2017) Anderson County is situated at the threshold of two ecoregions, the piney woods to the east, and the East Central Texas forests, also referred to as post oak savanna to the west. The terrain of Anderson County consists of hills carved by drainages and gullies ...
William Shaw George purchased the controlling interest in the East Palestine Pottery Company from the Sebring brothers in 1904, renaming the company The W. S. George Pottery Company. In 1910 the company opened a manufacturing facility in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania ("Plant #2"), and in 1914 another facility was opened in Kittanning, Pennsylvania ...
The most comprehensive treatment of the Slocum massacre is the book The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas (ISBN 978-1540209580) written by E. R. Bills and published in 2014. In 2020, Bills and Hollie-Jawaid co-authored Ghosts of Slocum ( ISBN 978-0578787473 ), an illustrated screenplay "as told by its victims."
When Reeves moved away from Palestine in 1850, the house was purchased by local merchant George R. Howard. Attaining the rank of colonel from his service with the Tennessee State Militia, Howard also served with the Confederate States Army. As a civilian, Howard served in numerous state and local elected positions, including as mayor of Palestine.
The Anderson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 1 Public Square in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. The Beaux-Arts style building was erected atop the highest hill in Palestine. Austin architects Charles Henry Page and Louis Charles Page designed the structure. Workers oversaw the erection in 1913 and 1914, and the finished ...