Nacogdoches Statue Tour

"The men of Texas deserved much credit, but more was due the women. Armed men facing a foe could not but be brave; but the women, with their little children around them, without means of defense or power to resist, faced danger and death with unflinching courage." ~ Thomas Jefferson Rusk [1]
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An American family leaving their home and traveling down the El Camino Real de los Tejas with their dog, gun, and what would fit on their horse. They left everything they have ever known for a promise of land and a new beginning in Texas.
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Before Y'Barbo, the land that would become Nacogdoches was abandoned by Spanish settlers that left for a mission in San Antonio. Y'Barbo petitioned for him and his settlers to return to East Texas, and in 1779 he did just that. [1]
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Diedrich Rulfs studies the Jones House, with his notes and tools in front of him. It was just his second commission. The Queen Anne styled house built in 1897 was only one of his many brilliant designs. [1]
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We honor and remember the everyday man who became a soldier that received little training but still served Texas to protect their homes, land, and families. With no fear, these soldiers went Running to the Fight.
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The Treaty was a promise of a permanent home for the Cherokee Indians of East Texas, and it was a pledge of peace with the Texans. Sam Houston signed for the Texans, and Cheif Bowls signed for the Cherokee Indians. But when Mirabeau Lamar came into the office, the Treaty meant for peace became one of blood. The Cherokee Indians fought to keep the lands promised to them in the Treaty, but they…
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"Let Me Grow Lovely" Let me grow lovely, growing old-- So many fine things do: Laces, and ivory, and gold, And silks need not be new; And there is healing in old trees, Old streets a glamour hold; Why may not I, as well as these, Grow lovely, growing old? -Karle Wilson Baker [1]
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Imagine it is 1900 and your child is sick, too sick to travel to a doctor. Once word gets to the doctor, he grabs his bag in a rush to see the sick child, leaving his uneaten dinner on the table. He gets there just in time and spends the rest of the night with your child.
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George L. Crocket enjoyed sketching in his free time. He often drew the scenery around him. Today, his drawings are stored at the East Texas Research Center for the public to see, and some are digitized for people to see without having to leave their homes. [1]
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Emerging from the rock that Austin is standing on is a star, a Texas star that is symbolic of Austin's journey to create a free land of liberty and self-government, otherwise known as the Republic of Texas. [1]
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In 1717 a terrible drought in Nacogdoches caused the springs to dry out. Then, one day, Father Margil de Jesus went out to the banks of Lanana Creek. He carried with him images of saints and his staff. With his staff, he struck a rock and immediately fresh water flowed through the creek. Some consider Father Margil to be a second Moses with his Nacogdoches miracle. [1]
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