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Rusk County Courthouse Henderson, Texas |
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![]() Photo: Robert Deering 8/30/2001 |
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Completed - 1928
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1843 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Thomas Jefferson Rusk, who had been secretary of war under President Sam Houston COUNTY SEATS: One - Henderson COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: James Pinckney Henderson, statesman, soldier, and first governor of the state of Texas. COURTHOUSES: Four - 1845, 1854, 1878, 1928. STANDING: One -1928 Texas Renaissance style courthouse. LINKS: Rusk County |