Photograph of the west side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.

Photograph of the front and east side of "Elmwood," a white, two-story house located at 601 E. Hodges in Palestine, Texas. The house has a wrap-around porch and a two-story pedimented portico with Ionic-style columns; these elements altered the original Queen Anne-style architecture.

Photograph of the west side of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.

Photograph of the south and west sides of the Redlands Hotel, on the corner of Oak and Queen streets, at 400 N. Queen in Palestine, Texas. It is a Two-Part Vertical Block building that has a U-shaped plan and load-bearing masonry walls, with Renaissance Revival-style architectural elements. Noteworthy features include the quoin-like brick in the end bays of the west and south elevations, and the entablature with large brackets.

Photo of an unidentified house with a historical marker in front of it.

Photo of the Royall Bank Building. This bank faced Spring Street in downtown Palestine until the building was demolished in the late 1960's - Early 1970's

Photograph of the Palestine Train Depot. This building was torn down sometime in the 1980's.

Photo of a Palestine High School girls Softball Team.

Photograph of the southwest corner of the Anderson County Courthouse, located at 500 N. Church in Palestine, Texas. The three-story building has Classical Revival-style elements including Ionic columns across the front. There is a dome topped with a statue of Lady Justice in the center of the roof and there are awnings on all of the windows.

Photo of a parade in downtown Palestine.

Photo of a beauty pagent held in Palestine.

Side view of the Speegle Sanitarium. This building was once the home of the Speegle Sanitarium but was later converted into part of the Town and Country Motel. This building burned and has not been rebuilt.

Photograph of a building with Spanish-style architecture, including a tiled roof, that was located at 101 E. Palestine in Palestine, Texas. The main part of the building has three floors and a tower; there are two-story wings on either side.

Side view of the Speegle Sanitarium. This building was once the home of the Speegle Sanitarium but was later converted into part of the Town and Country Motel. This building burned and has not been rebuilt.

Photo of the interior of the St. Phillips Episcopal Church, Palestine. It was originally built c. 1870 on the corner of Crawford and Sycamore Streets in Palestine and was moved across Sycamore Street about 1909, which is where it sits today.

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine.

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine

Photo of an unidentified house in Palestine.

Photograph of the Mallard Alexander House located at 407 E. Kolstad in Palestine, Texas. It is a light-colored house surrounded by a lawn and trees, with a circular drive partially visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of the front and south side of the "H.H. Link House" located at 1003 N. Link in Palestine, Texas. It is a two-story, white house with both Queen Anne and Classical Revival-style architectures, including two-story Ionic columns across the front. The foreground of this image is blurred, obscuring part of the house.

This is a photo of the Anderson County Campground. There is a Texas Historical Commission Marker at the site, which was dedicated on September 6, 1981. That same day a National Register of Historic Places designation was also given to the site. Commonly called the Brushy Creek Arbor, Anderson Campground has a long and well known history. During the 1850's, the nearby area was settled with families, most of whom had come from a place called Brushy Creek, which was in Anderson County, South Carolina. By the 1870's a religious campground was constructed, with water provided from a nearby Artesian spring. Families came and stayed for days, bringing their own food, bedding, and supplies. Sermons were preached several times a day. Religious camp meetings were popular in the late 1800's and early 1900's, although there are few visible signs remaining. This arbor is one of the few that has survived intact for over 130 years. Both the church associated with it, Brushy Creek United Methodist, and the arbor itself have changed very little. The total area covers 5.6 acres. Although the last camp meetings were held in the 1930's, the arbor continued to be used for weeklong summer revivals into …

Photo of an unidentified group of people cooking syrup in Anderson County.

Photo of the Bridge over the Trinity River at Longlake. The river forms the boundary between Anderson and Leon Counties.