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Cherokee County Courthouse
Rusk, Texas |
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1941 Architect - Gill & Bennett Photos: Robert Deering 2/1/2009 |
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 1889 Courthouse |
 1889 Courthouse After 1926 Remodeling Project |
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.
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1941 Courthouse
Photo: Robert Deering 1974