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Cherokee County Courthouse Rusk, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 2/1/2009 |
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Completed - 1941
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Cherokee County Courthouse Rusk, Texas |
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Completed - 1941
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846 COUNTY NAMED FOR: The county was named for the Cherokee Indians, who lived in the area before being expelled in 1839. COUNTY SEATS: One - Rusk. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk, one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. COURTHOUSES: Five - 1846, 1850, 1859, 1889, and 1941. STANDING: 1941 stone courthouse in Modern style constructed with WPA funds. LINKS: Cherokee County |
