Texas’ Monument to a Great Empresario

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Nacogdoches, Texas

A glimpse of Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College, the Thomas J. Rusk building on the right. General Rusk made his home in Nacogdoches from his arrival in Texas in 1834 until his death in 1857. He is buried in Oak Grove cemetery. The college buildings are located on the Thomas J. Rusk homestead.

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