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PICKENS, TEXAS
An East Texas Ghost
Town
Henderson County
Not on the map
Highway 175 and FM 2329
5 miles NW of Athens
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Settled by a man named John Mires Pickens, who built his home at the
site prior to the Civil War, the town was called Picken's Spur when
the railroad (Texas and New Orleans) Railroad came through about 1900
and designated it a flag stop. By the 1930s, Pickens had twenty-five
people and a church and two stores. |
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The
former church in Pickens
Photo Courtesy Erik Whetstone, 7-04 |
Sunday drives
in and around Athens
( From Bob Bowman's East Texas Sunday Drives )
Athens:
Where the hamburger was invented - Athens, New York,
Texas Cheesecakes, LaRue, Brownsboro, Edom, Purtis Creek State Park,
Eustace, Mabank, Gun Barrel City, Payne Springs, Caney City, Malakoff
and Cross Roads.
Nearby Destinations
Hwy 19 : North
to Canton, or South
to Palestine.
Hwy 31 : East
to Tyler,
or West
to Corsicana via
Malakoff, Trinidad
and Kerens.
Athens Tourist
Information
Athens Visitor Initiative Program
124 North Palestine, Athens, TX75751
903-677-0775 or 1-888-294-AVIP
Website: www.athenstx.org |
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