Henderson, Texas
Henderson, Texas Skyline of Henderson, Texas Location of Henderson, Texas Location of Henderson, Texas Henderson is a town/city in Rusk County, northeast Texas, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Rusk County. Henderson is titled for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas.
Route 259, Texas State Highway 64, U.S.
Route 79, Texas State Highway 43, Texas State Highway 42 and Texas State Highway 64.
Annual affairs in the town/city of Henderson include the Heritage Syrup Festival in November, celebrating the east Texas tradition of syrup making, and the East Texas Sacred Harp Convention in August featuring shape note music.
Downtown Henderson is one of the most dramatic and charming downtowns in the East Texas area.
Colorful, canvas awnings highlight the ornate buildings which home Henderson's downtown merchants and offer shade to downtown shoppers visiting the various antiques stores, clothing stores, and restaurants lining the Main Streets.
1.1 1860 Henderson fire Henderson City Hall Central Fire Station in Henderson Former Bank of America Building in Henderson Picture of Calvary Baptist Church Henderson TX First Baptist Church of Henderson South Main Street Church of Christ in Henderson The town/city of Henderson was established by European Americans before the State of Texas was founded.
After the Civil War, the International and Great Northern Railroad crossed through Rusk County but bypassed Henderson.
In 1874, the Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad Company assembled a stretch of barns connecting Henderson to the tracks running through Overton.
The discernment of petroleum in October 1930 created a booming economy in the area, with the populace of Henderson increasing from 2,000 to over 10,000 in a several months.
The petroleum fields in and encircling Henderson, part of the hugely producing five-county East Texas Oil Field, continue to furnish a large part of the richness of the town, county and region.
On August 5, 1860, a fire broke out and burned most of the booming town of Henderson.
First Christian Church of Henderson, Texas.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.0 square miles (31 km2), of which, 11.9 square miles (31 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.92%) is water.
Texas 64.svg State Highway 64 Texas 42.svg State Highway 42 Texas 43.svg State Highway 43 Henderson is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Kevin Eltife, District 1, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Travis Clardy, District 11.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice contracts for the operation of East Texas Multi-Use Facility in Henderson, housing over 2000 male and female state inmates in treatment programs. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; Henderson is part of Texas' US Congressional 1st District, which is presently represented by Republican Louie Gohmert.
The Henderson Independent School District includes five campuses, Wylie Primary School, Wylie Elementary School, Northside Intermediate School, Henderson Middle School, and Henderson High School.
The school mascot of Henderson is a lion, and the school colors are red and blue.
School sports are an meaningful part of Henderson, TX culture.
A 3-A school, the Henderson Lions football team beat Chapel Hill, Texas to turn into state champions in 2010.
A very small portion of the City of Henderson falls inside the West Rusk ISD. The City of Henderson is also served by Full Armor Christian Academy, a non-denominational private school.
Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary at 1300 Longview Avenue in Henderson Henderson is the home of the Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary, a Missionary Baptist institution. There are presently 7 media outlets and one journal positioned in Henderson, as well as many more in the encircling areas.
Captain Bill Mc - Donald legendary Texas Ranger was reared in Henderson.
Died in Henderson in 1955 at age 77.
Powers Clergyman who lived in Henderson from 1952 1956, was pastor of the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, and was a faculty member at Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary Paul Sadler Henderson attorney, former state representative "Wally" Read - Three term former mayor of Henderson, experienced trumpet player and former Band Director at Kilgore College The 1970 science-fiction film, Colossus: The Forbin Project, mentions Henderson as the site of the fictitious Henderson Air Force Base, the target of a retaliatory ICBM fired by Colossus' Soviet counterpart, the defense supercomputer "Guardian".
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Henderson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. City of Henderson Proposed Budget 2010 2011 retrieved 2011-1-20 Climate Summary for Henderson, Texas City of Henderson official website Henderson Area Chamber of Commerce website Municipalities and communities of Rusk County, Texas, United States
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