Henderson

One of the oldest towns in Texas, Henderson�founded in 1843�is situated in the rolling green hills and pine forests of East Texas. Named for the state�s first governor, James P. Henderson, the town is the seat of Rusk County. Henderson�s fertile land and abundant stores of clay were enjoyed for centuries by Caddo Indians and other indigenous people; after settlement by Anglos, beginning in the 1830s, the area became known for cotton plantations. More Old South than Old West, Henderson might have