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| State Park Overview: |
 | Jim Hogg is 178.4 acres of East Texas Pineywoods east of Rusk in Cherokee County. The property was deeded by the City of Rusk in 1941 and was opened the same year. It is now managed by the City of Rusk.
A memorial to the state's first native born governor, James Stephen Hogg, 1891 - 1895. During his term as state attorney general and governor, Hogg revolutionized state government and private business by strengthening public respect for law enforcement and establishing the Texas Railroad Commission to enforce state anti-trust laws and promote fair business practices. |
| Nature of the Area: |
| In this Pineywoods of east Texas, visitors can enjoy wildlife observations and photography of birds, squirrels, and deer on occasion. You can also experience a great variety of trees and shrubs native to East Texas. |
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| City of Rusk, Texas - ... of Texas' first native born Governor James Stephen Hogg. Today it is known as Jim Hogg State Park. Rusk is also the birthplace of Thomas M. Campbell, the second native born governor of Texas. The ... | | ... Texas, United States near Tyler State Park , Jim Hogg State Park, Lake Fork (fishing), - Munzesheimer Manor, built in 1898 by Gustav Munzesheimer, a German immigrant, is of the Princess ... Attractions: Tyler State Park , Jim Hogg State Park, Lake Fork (fishing), Lake Holbrook (recreational ... | | Texas state parks, national parks, Texas lakes and forests. - Texas state parks, national parks, Texas lakes, forests; and the towns nearby. ... Huntsville State Park Huntsville (East Texas Sunday ... Jim Hogg State Park Rusk (East Texas Sunday... Joe Pool Lake ... | | East Texas travel and tourism - East Texas travel and tourism : East Texas historic travel, East Texas towns, scenic drives, state ... have lived here Rusk, Alto, Jim Hogg State Park, Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, two ghost ... | | Town of the Week May 2, 1998: Rusk, TX - ... daily, just as they have for 102 years. The other parks are Rusk State Park and Governor Jim Hogg State Park. This town in East Texas was chosen in 1846 to be the seat of Cherokee County. It is ... | | November '98 Commission Meeting - Item #11 - ... site as a local park. Since the park is somewhat duplicative of two other park units (Jim Hogg State Park in Rusk, and Varner-Hogg Plantation in West Columbia) and is primarily of local interest ... | | Jan. 27, 2003/Kerrville-Schreiner State Park To Become City Park - TPW news release: AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has given its okay to the ... following sites have been transferred: Jim Hogg State Park in Rusk, Lake Rita Blanca State ... | | Historic Houston: Great Houstonians: Governor James Stephen Hogg - ... In addition, two state historical parks were dedicated as memorials to him: the 177-acre Jim Hogg State Park in Cherokee County, donated by the City of Rusk in 1941, and the 26-acre Governor Hogg ... | | The Winedale Story - Collectors and Restorers - ... view of Varner-Hogg Plantation, ca. 1960s. Prints and Photographs Collection Residence at Gov. Jim Hogg State Park, Quitman, ca. 1970. Ima Hogg Photograph Collection Exterior view of Varner-Hogg ... |
| Area Attractions: |
| Nearby points of interest include, Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site, Mission Tejas State Park, Rusk and Palestine State Parks, Texas State Railroad State Park, Tyler State Park, and Historic Nacogdoches, Texas. Other attractions include Home of the National Archives, Resource/Research Center for Hogg Family Genealogy which hosts the National Hogg Genealogy Workshop and Hogg Family Genealogical Society. |
| Directions: |
| The park is located two miles east of Rusk off Highway 84 East and Fire Tower Road, then to Park Road 50. |
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