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  Encyclopedia: Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville is the headquarters of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the only state agency with headquarters outside of Austin).
The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state.
Huntsville is the home of General Sam Houston who was the President of the Republic of Texas, and was responsible leading the fight for Texas’ independence.
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 Encyclopedia article: Huntsville, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Huntsville is a city located in Walker County, Texas (additional info and facts about Walker County, Texas).
Huntsville houses the execution chamber of the state of Texas.
Huntsville was the home of Sam Houston (United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863)), the first President of the Republic of Texas (additional info and facts about Republic of Texas), and later Governor of the state.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hu/huntsville,_texas.htm   (725 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas History
Huntsville was incorporated in January 30, 1835 as part of the Gammel, Laws of Texas, II.
Symbolic of the Cumberland Presbyterian movement in Texas, the Huntsville Church was founded on the pioneering efforts of itinerant preachers in Texas such as Sumner Bacon and Andrew Jackson McGown.
Huntsville was selected as the site for the state prison facility, and Governor George Tyler Wood appointed master builder Abner H. Cook as first superintendent and construction supervisor for the prison.
www.lake-livingston-texas.com /huntsville/huntsville_history.htm   (6135 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: HUNTSVILLE, TX
Huntsville, seat of Walker County, is at the junction of Interstate highways 45 and 75, U.S. Highway 190, and Texas highways 19 and 30 at the approximate center of the county (at 30°43' N, 95°33' W).
The population rose from 939 in 1860 to 2,485 in 1904, 5,028 in 1931, 11,999 in 1960, 23,936 in 1980, and 27,925 in 1990.
Truman Harrison Etheridge, Education in the Republic of Texas (Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas, 1942).
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/HH/heh3.html   (1983 words)

  
 Huntsville - Death Penalty in Texas
The City of Huntsville is part of Walker County in east Texas approximately 70 miles north of Houston, and 170 miles south of Dallas/Fort Worth via Interstate 45.
Huntsville was founded in 1835, and the population today is about 36.000.
When Austin had been chosen to be the capital of Texas, as a compensation Huntsville was made to the center of the texan execution of the sentence.
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 Texas Online: Huntsville, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK - 2,123 acres of greenery in Sam Houston national Forest.
TEXAS BERRY FARM - Acres and acres of berries where visitors pick their own, plus vegetables, herbs, and flowers.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION - Headquarters of Texas prison system; several units located throughout he city and Walker County.
texas-on-line.com /graphic/huntsvil.htm   (517 words)

  
 Huntsville News
The “Huntsville News” is dedicated to exposing the truth about happenings in Huntsville, Texas, which the “Huntsville Item” fails to cover, refuses to cover, or covers in a biased manner.
When the Huntsville Municipal Golf Course idea was first proposed I paid a personal visit to Bob Hart to advise him that if I were to support the golf course, it would have to meet the criteria established by the National Audubon Society and receive their seal of approval.
Natalie Stephens and George Russell who live on Texas hero Sam Houston’s original homestead could not believe their eyes as they saw men with chain saws destroying trees that were so precious to Huntsville’s citizens in years past that they were the focal point of press conferences and citizen led demonstrations.
www.huntsvillenews.net   (5694 words)

  
 Welcome to Main Street Huntsville, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Huntsville was chosen to take part in the Main Street program in 2001.
Main Street is a part of the Texas Historical Commission; Community Heritage Development Division, which helps revitalize historic cities by utilizing preservation and economic development.
Main Street cities are selected by the Texas Historical Commission of the State of Texas.
www.huntsvillemainstreet.org   (454 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas History and Travel and Huntsville Discount Hotel Reservations.
Texas : Towns A-Z / East Texas : Huntsville
Today downtown Huntsville has been decorated with a brilliant use of paint (paint in talented hands).
If you are visiting Huntsville, especially if you will be stopping at the Sam Houston Museum complex, do yourself a favor; walk across Sam Houston Avenue and visit the campus of Sam Houston State University.
www.texasescapes.com /EastTexasTowns/HuntsvilleTexas.htm   (590 words)

  
 Information about Huntsville Texas
Huntsville has all the flavor of a southeast Texas small town, plenty of historical landmarks, a good educational system, low crime and a convenient location.
Huntsville residents enjoy the security of highly-trained and ethical law enforcement personnel as well as fast-response Emergency Medical Technicians.
Once known as the cultural center of Texas, Huntsville offers an abundance of theater, music, and dance performances by Sam Houston State University and theater groups.
www.texasisbeautiful.com /huntsville_texas_facts.htm   (405 words)

  
 Texas Prison Museum, Huntsville, Texas
Texas has 115 prisons; six of them are in Huntsville.
An exhibit devoted to other notable prisoners includes the carbines used by Bonnie and Clyde, but most of it is given over to lesser-known convicts such as Candy Barr (an exotic dancer) and Annie Williams, who cut up her two kids and hid the body parts in her freezer.
Prisoners were not happy with this arrangement and would sometimes cut off their fingers, hands, and feet -- and even blind themselves -- to avoid working in the lease camps, where they were often punished with whippings from something called the "bat" -- also on display.
www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/TXHUNprison.html   (903 words)

  
 Huntsville, TX - Texas Hospitals - FSN Hospitals - United States and Canada Hospital Directory.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Huntsville, TX - Texas Hospitals brought to you by FSN Hospitals, a directory of hospitals in the United States and Canada.
This Huntsville Texas Hospitals web page was made possible by the advertising sponsorship of the hospitals listed, along with thousands of other hospitals.
If you are aware of a Huntsville, TX - Texas hospital that is not listed in the FSN Hospitals online hospital directory, please help us by providing the Huntsville, TX - Texas hospital's information on the suggest a hospital form.
www.fsnhospitals.com /United-States-Hospitals/Texas-Hospitals/Huntsville-Hospitals   (370 words)

  
 Huntsville, TX - Texas Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Huntsville, Texas Florists have been brought to you by Flower Shop Network, a directory of United States and Canadian florists.
It is vitally important that you provide Huntsville, Texas Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
When placing an order for Delivery in Huntsville, Texas, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
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 Huntsville, Texas.
The cemetery can be reached by traveling down the two blocks of Spur 94, the shortest highway in Texas, which intersects Texas 190.
Depicting Huntsville in the spring, the 938-square foot mural -- called the largest free-standing painting in the United States -- was done in ceramics by art professor Harry Ahysen.
From Huntsville, start east on U.S. You'll pass through the town of Oakhurst, which was once a thriving sawmill town in San Jacinto County.
www.texasescapes.com /TRIPS/East_Texas_Sunday_Drives/Huntsville_Texas_travel.htm   (1250 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas
It's the location of the headquarters of Texas Department of Criminal justice, Institutional Division, and home of Sam Houston State Univ. Well kept, restored turn-of-the-century homes dot city.
The downtown area is home to a variety of antique and arts and crafts shops, Be sure to see the beautiful mural of Sam Houston by architectural illusionist Richard Haas on the northeastern edge of the square.
It's the world's tallest statue of an American hero Huntsville native David Adickes turned 60,000 pounds of concrete and steel into a towering 66-foot statue of General Sam Houston.
www.lone-star.net /mall/txtrails/huntsville.htm   (491 words)

  
 Huntsville State Park, Texas camping
In Texas there are some real nice places including Huntsville State Park, with so many outdoors activities around Huntsville State Park nobody could get bored.
Huntsville State Park is not the only place around here, Mathews Lake is a nearby lake and a visit to Bowers Stadium rejuvenates the soul.
Brazos River, Texas, Port Sullivan North of FM 485, 81 miles away, class I-II, 1.5 miles long.
www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/111371.html   (488 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas Photographers - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Services
Serving Huntsville, Conroe, Madisonville, Trinity, Willis, Woodlands and surrounding area of southeast and central Texas.
This photographer services: Huntsville, Texas from a local, regional or national office.
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 NPR : HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
All Things Considered, April 17, 1998 · Since the death penalty was restored in 1976, a third of the 450 executions in the United States have taken place in Texas.
The Texas death chamber is located in the town of Huntsville.
Last month, when Karla Faye Tucker became the first woman in Texas to be executed since the civil war, news organizatiosn from around the world descended on Huntsville.
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 Kuntry Kennels
Rat Terriers of Huntsville, Tx Raised with lots of Tender Loving Care!  Rat Terriers come in many different colors but ours are usually the Blk Tri., Blk/tan's and Chocolates.
She won "First Place" in the puppy class at the 1999 UKCI Texas Rat Terrier show.
We have been doing a lot of showing at Texas UKC events and he is doing very well.
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 Huntsville Aviation - Full Service Airport Facility in Huntsville Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Huntsville Aviation is the aerial gateway to Huntsville and Walker County, Texas.
Once on the ground, the Huntsville Aviation staff is here to assist you whether you need aircraft maintenance, re-fueling, a rental car, hangar space, or lodging.
Huntsville Aviation is proud to introduces its new web site.
www.huntsvilleaviation.com   (176 words)

  
 Discover Huntsville
Huntsville offers visitors an array of discoveries - history, nature, prominent state institutions, antiques - all mixed with hometown hospitality.
The small-town, historic flair of Huntsville brings new meaning to ‘Texas Charm’.
The Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Visitors Center help individuals, group tour operators, and meeting organizers with "no hassle" visitor planning.
www.huntsvilletexas.com   (122 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: HUNTSVILLE ACADEMY
Huntsville Academy, at Huntsville, was in operation as early as 1845 and was chartered on April 11, 1846.
The school, which had a maximum enrollment of about seventy, was probably also known as the "Brick Academy." The building in which it operated was financed by voluntary contributions of citizens of Huntsville.
Harry F. Estill, "The Old Town of Huntsville," Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association 3 (April 1900).
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/HH/kch16.html   (199 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas, Outdoors Recreation
Neches River, Texas, Lake Palestine to US 175, 78 miles away, class II+, 3 miles long.
Childress Creek, Texas, Cayote to FM 2490, 141 miles away, class II-III, 17 miles long.
Nolan River, Texas, SH 174 to Adair Spring Park, 154 miles away, class II, 6 miles long.
www.hikercentral.com /metros/26660.html   (768 words)

  
 Adventure Tours Huntsville TX Texas + National Parks - City Guide
, A Texas Historical Landmark, this magnificent home was built by the Gibbs-Powell family who were close personal friends of General Sam Houston and is one of the last remaining classical Greek Revival structures in the area.
Texas Prison Museum, The 1113 Twelfth Street, Huntsville, TX 77342,
, Depicting the Texas prison system from its beginnings in 1848 to today, this 10,000 square foot museum features 6,000 square feet of exhibits that include prison hardware, inmate art, capital punishment exhibits, and prison contraband exhibits.
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 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Texas
Composed primarily of German-Texans from Comal County, Texas.
A brief history of the 35th Texas Cavalry and extracts from the pension application of Mrs.
An index to all of the applicants from Victoria County, Texas.
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 Huntsville, Texas - Real Estate, Homes, Property, Commercial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If you are thinking about moving to Huntsville, we can help you find a home, condo, luxury property or other real estate offered for sale.
You can preview other Cities in Texas by visiting the TexasWebPage or any other State or city at the UnitedStatesWebPage.
NEW CAREER CANDIDATES: A career in real estate can be one of the most rewarding jobs, not only financially, but in terms of the challenges, growth and of course the opportunity to meet people and assist them with one of their most important economic decisions...
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 Huntsville Texas Real Estate
As the headquarters of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice the oldest Prison building in the state of Texas is located a few blocks off the downtown square.
With the school district, good private schools and the university, Huntsville is a great center for education.
It is also a great place to enjoy the natural beauty of the East Texas terrain, surrounded by beautiful rolling hills, the Sam Houston National Forest, Huntsville State Park and beautiful Lake Livingston.
www.relocate-america.com /states/TX/cities/huntsville.htm   (334 words)

  
 THE CHURCH IN HUNTSVILLE - Lovers of Jesus affiliated with local churches, Watchman Nee, Witness Lee (Splash Page)
The church in Huntsville, Texas warmly welcomes you.
Based on the oneness of all the Christians in Huntsville we meet as the church in Huntsville.
We are in fellowship with over 2,000 local churches worldwide to express the one Body of Christ.
www.churchinhuntsville.org   (172 words)

  
 Huntsville, Texas Detailed Profile - travel and real estate info, jobs, hotels, hospitals, weather, schools, crime, ...
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Huntsville, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Huntsville main employment is with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and at Sam Houston State University.
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