Rusk in Cherokee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Rusk
Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, December 1, 2025
1. Rusk Marker
Founded 1846. Named for Republic of Texas Statesman Thomas J. Rusk.
Industrial site and supply depot in the Civil War. Notable for iron manufacturing.
Birthplace of Texas Governors James S. Hogg, Thomas M. Campbell. City and county rich in historical sites marked for visitors.
Erected 1963 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6862.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 31° 48.521′ N, 95° 9.33′ W. Marker is in Rusk, Texas, in Cherokee County. It is on N. Dickinson Drive (U.S. 69) south of Avenue A, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rusk TX 75785, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Confederate Gun Factory (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Rusk Cherokeean (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Rusk Public School No. 2 for African Americans (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of the Union Hotel/Bracken House/Acme Hotel (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cherokee County C.S.A. (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cherokee County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Cherokee County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Cherokee County (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rusk.
Also see . . . Rusk - Texasescapes.com. (Submitted on February 24, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, February 19, 2011
2. Rusk Marker
Photographed by Steve Gustafson, February 19, 2011
3. Rusk Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,834 times since then and 66 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on December 2, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2011, by Steve Gustafson of Lufkin, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
