Old Town Well

Dug to a depth of 27 feet by slave labor in 1860, the old town well supplied citizens as well as travelers on El Camino Real (The Royal Highway). Restored, complete with sweetgum roller, hand-wrought iron handle and oaken bucket, it is located in the Stripling Drug Building.

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Mission Se-ora de los Dolores de los Ais

Also known as Dolores Mission, was established 1716 by the Domingo Ramon expedition. Abandoned due…

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Angelina National Forest

Nearest entrance about 11 miles south on Texas 147. Camping, fishing, hunting, hiking, four-wheeling, canoeing,…

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Ezekiel W. Cullen Home

An early judge of the First District Court of Texas, Cullen lived in this large…

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El Camino Real

Spanish for the Royal Highway, also called Old San Antonio Road, the first "interstate" (actually…

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