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Anderson County Courthouse 1869 shows the military presence protecting African Americans when the Freedmens came to vote for the first time

"New Town" c. 1874 the part of town near the railroad tracks

Firehouse #1 1880 Photo of the side of firehouse #1 that housed the Palestine Fire Department, the home of the Hope Hook and Ladder Company

Front Street c. 1880 now known as Spring Street which runs along the railroad tracks

Looking south from top of New Temple Theatre c. 1890 Source: Donald Ray Overton / phschat / August 2007

814 S Sycamore Pennybacker Campbell House built about 1891

Panoramic View of Palestine c. 1900

Royall National Bank Currency $10 1902

Frederick Whitaker and Nancy Richardson Lyne Wedding Day May 22, 1904

The Gem [silent] Picture Palace from 1908

The Park Avenue construction and John H. Reagan statue 1911-1912

Alamo School Building built in 1912

The Ivanhoe Building built in 1913 as the organizational meeting for the Knights of Pythias

The 1914 Anderson County Courthouse is an imposing structure in the Renaissance Revival Style

The Redlands Hotel as it was in 1915, when it was one of the grandest hotels in Texas

The Anderson County Jail a locally rare example of the Art Deco style constructed in 1931 />

Palestine High School Band marching in the Anderson County Fair Parade on October 10, 1938

Palestine High School Chemistry Class - 1938 Source: Paula Bernard Trigg 1963 / phschat / September 2004

Palestine YMCA - 1939 Source: Donald Ray Overton 1963 / phschat / September 2004

1949 Mrs. Clara Walron 5th Grade Class - Lamar School PHS Class of 1956 Source: Eddy Shannon 1963 classmates.com

1949 3rd Grade Class - Lamar School PHS Class of 1958

1954 8th Grade Class - Reagan Jr High School PHS Class of 1958

1954 Mrs. W. K. Sides 1st Grade Class - Alamo School PHS Class of 1965

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