Vol. XXX, NO. 2 © Historic Jefferson Foundation Published by Historic Jefferson Foundation, Jefferson, Texas Fall/Winter 2011

Welcome to Jefferson

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Free Candlelight concerts in restored 1852 church Don Oatman ment from happening. The lectern, pump organ and pastor's and song leader's chairs Historic Jefferson Foundation are all original. Christian Seidler's paint - This year's Candlelight visitors have a ings of angels adorn the narthex. rare opportunity to behold one of Texas' The church has completed a two-decade Featuring oldest and most beautiful Protestant sanc - extensive remodeling and updating proj - tuaries. Moreover, the acoustics in this ect. Miraculously, a modern elevator has CCatfish & Gator worship place will delight both the per - been installed with very minimum effect formers and concert audiences. It is no on the aesthetics of the interior and none TexasTexas WinesWiness • Caddo Lake & Uncertain wonder that this nineteenth-century edi - on the exterior. Cumberland Presbyterian TexasTexas Souvenirsuvenirs • Fishing • Cameras fice is listed in the National Register of Church is one of Jefferson's most breath - Historic Places, the Historic Americans taking architectural sites. Film • Maps & Other Essentialssentials Building Survey and is a Texas Recorded This church's welcoming to Candlelight Landmark. concert goers is hospitality at its best. Paddlewheelddlewheel Boat TourToour Cumberland Presbyterian Church, built Members dress in traditional costumes to in 1852 during the bustling steamboat era, greet each Christmas-music lover. is Jefferson's oldest church building. The Candlelight concert performers love 903-789-3292 stained-glass windows, which were meant this acoustically perfect sanctuary as a TuesdayTuesdayy - Thursday 1111 amm - 5 pm to be temporary until more elaborate ones venue for their musical performances. were ordered, exhibit breathtaking colors. Musical groups not only hear each other Friday & Saturday 111am1am - 7 pm It is hard to imagine the original congre - well, but also know that their audience is LocatedLocaattteed nextnext ttoo JJohnson’sohnson’s RRanchaannch andaannd UncertainUUnncerrttaaiin IInnnn LLakesideaakkkeesiddee gation wanting to replace these beautiful hearing every part. works of art. wwwwww.uncertaingifts.comww.uncertaingifts.comom Later austere economic times, related to See CONCERTS on page 22 the end of river traffic, kept this replace - Uncertain Inn Lakeside Motel Reservation office located at Lakeside Motel in the Uncertain General Store & Grill Live Entertainment FM 2198, 4.6 miles East of Thursday, Friday Caddo Lake State Park In Historic Downtown and Saturday Good Good Jefferson Food Nights Times SERVING BREAKFAST SAT. & SUN. • 6 A.M. - 11 A.M. For reservation or information 903-789-3292 Regular Hours 11 a.m. till we close! 107 W. Austin • 903-665-7121 auntie-skinners.com Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 5

Whit Edwards & Weldon W. Nash, Jr. shipping them to the battle fronts. Only one of the pow - Jeffersonʼsder mragazoines sulrvieves todayi, anlone testatmenht to the Civil War Historic Jefferson Foundation once thriving war machine. Jefferson was the transportation center of Central and Not only was Jefferson a hub for the transportation East Texas for the cotton trade before the outbreak of of supplies, troops assembled and marched off to war War Between the States, known today as the Civil War. from Jefferson. The 1st Texas Cavalry under Col. A.T. The sesquicentennial of this event is upon us and it is Rainey, the 18th Dismounted Cavalry under Col. W.B. hard to imagine this sleepy little town was once at the Ochiltree, the 19th Texas Volunteers under Col. Richard heart of the Confederate war machine in the Trans-Mis - Waterhouse, the 9th(later reorganized as the 4th) Cav - sissippi. As the states seceded, men in East Texas ral - alry under Col. Sims and the 11th(later reorganized as lied to the call. Jefferson mustered a fifty-one man the 3rd) Cavalry under Col. William C. Young all company from its citizens, dubbed the Jefferson marched to either Indian Territory, Arkansas or Guards. With great fanfare, they marched north to their Louisiana from Jefferson. Most of the Jefferson Guards, first battle, Wilson’s Creek, near Springfield, Missouri. who had marched off to Wilsons’ Creek at the begin - Towns all across East Texas answered the call not ning of the war, joined one of these other units once only with troops, but with manufacturing: manufactur - their initial enlistment had expired. Many other troops ing the tools of war. Shoes were made in Gilmer. Har - passed through Jefferson as troops were shifted from nesses, leather accouterments, mini and cannon ball battle front to battle front. ordnances were made in Tyler. Uniforms were made in Throughout the war, Jeffersonians supported the The Jefferson Ordnance Magazine was constructed by Huntsville. Hats, powder and musket caps were made in “cause” as did the entire surrounding area of East Texas. Confederate engineers to store munitions awaiting Marshall. Mr. Thomas G. Clemson had a furnace in Local Jefferson farmer George White contracted with transport down river. Marion County just outside of Jefferson making pig- the Confederate government to supply 500,000 pounds iron and ordnance castings. of bacon, as did others on a smaller scale. The Trans- General Kirby Smith in Marshall resulting in East Texas All of these supplies needed to be shipped out to the Mississippi post office, the exiled Missouri government being quickly occupied by Federal troops. The occupa - battle fronts, so Jefferson was soon transformed into the and the dreaded Conscript office were in nearby Mar - tional “reconstruction” troops set up headquarters in logistical center of the Trans-Mississippi. It quickly shall. Union prisoners headed for Camp Ford in Tyler Jefferson. It was a long occupation. The Federal troops constructed three powder magazines and numerous were escorted under guard through Jefferson. were finally withdrawn from Jefferson in 1872. Texas warehouses to temporarily store the supplies before In the end, the Trans-Mississippi was surrendered by was the last state considered “reconstructed” in 1876.

PADDLEWHEEL BOAT TOURS ON CADDO LAKE Caddo Lake Acclaimed in Texas Highways, Caddo Lake Paddlewheel Tours Texas Parks & Wildlife • Texas Co-op Power, Texas Monthly Featuring ‘SWAMP THING” The historic steam paddlewheels were first seen on Caddo Lake in the 1840s. Owned & Operated by: Captain Johnny Fletcher The paddlewheelers is a great way to push a boat through shallow Caddo Lake waterways. Behold our “SWAMP THING” electric paddlewheel tour boat. Captain Johnny holds Masters License with USCG With quiet, clean, dependable electric push, it can slide through the lily pads in less than a foot of water. Its element is the backwaters, taking visitors to in- 134 S. from Jefferson to FM 2198 into Uncertain,TX triguing beautiful places on this mysterious lake. Ticketoffice on rightacross from Flea Market TOUR SCHEDULE MARCH -NOVEMBER Tuesday - Saturday • 10 am- Noon- 2 pm- 4 pm Evening Tours By Appt. CLOSED ON SUN.&MON.

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Jason Bonner Page 8 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011 Oakwood, Jeffersonʼs Historic Cemetery Jeff Campbell gardens as much as burial grounds. Oakwood Cemetery is culturally and Historic Jefferson Foundation historically unique in that it contains Just north of downtown Jefferson, far above-ground burial sites similar to those from the roar of October’s motorcycle en - found in South Louisiana, while also con - gines and the jingle of Mardi Gras beads taining elaborately ornamental monu - in March, lays a quiet sanctuary. Here, ments that would have been found in the under the shade of magnolias, cedars, original thirteen colonies. crape myrtles and oaks, stone angels stand There are many locally famous and ifa - silent watch over Jeffersonians that have mous people buried at historic Oakwood come before us. This sanctuary is Oak - Cemetery including Diamond Bessie, wood Cemetery. For a town its size, Jef - John Vines, Outlaws Jesse Robinson and ferson has quite a few cemeteries. Bill Rose, Kate Woods, Jessie Allen Wise Oakwood Cemetery is the most historic and Captain Joseph H. Pratt. and the most aesthetically pleasing as far Diamond Bessie has been immortalized as monuments and landscaping. by the play, Diamond Bessie Murder Oakwood Cemetery opened around Trial , that has been viewed by audiences 1846. One of Jefferson’s founders, Alan for over fifty years. The play is an annual Urquhart, had donated a previous ceme - production that is performed the first tery site that was revealed to be unusable weekend in May during Jefferson’s Pil - for burials. Mr. Urquhart then donated grimage weekend, and is produced, di - this present site which was much larger rected and performed by members of the and contained more natural beauty than Jefferson community. Diamond Bessie, a the previous site. It is important to note New York manufacturer's daughter turned that many American cemeteries of the 1800s were known for their picturesque See CEMETERY on page 22 landscaping and were seen as parks and

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More than 35,000 pfeopole andr25,000amotonrcyclens line tuhe streaets oflJeffeBr - oo Benefit son every year during the Boo Benefit. Scheduled October 7-9 in 2011, thousands of motorcyclists will arrive in Jefferson for what has become one of the biggest events in East Texas. The three-day event is a fundraiser that benefits the Percy Johnson Burn Foundation and the Shriner’s Children’s Burn Hospital and raised more than $200,000 for the charity in 2010. Organized by Patsy and Boo Chaler, the weekend gets started with regis - tration Friday at 9 a.m. and various bands will play from afternoon to mid - night. The annual Biker’s Ball, held in the Russell Building downtown, and a poker run are two of the biggest events of the weekend. A raffle and drawings also lively up the event.

Motorcycles line the streets of Jefferson during the annual Boo Benefit in October.

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May 3, 4, 5 & 6, 2012

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58th Annual Diamond Bessie Murder Trial Jefferson Playhouse - corner Henderson & Market streets • Thursday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. • Friday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, May 5, 5:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. • Sunday, May 6, 2 p.m. Tickets $20 - on sale January 2012 - (903) 665-6075 VintageVintagge CCarar MuMuseumuseum Twilight Garden Stroll LLaLfLafaafffaaayyyeeettttttee SStttrrreeeeeettVViVinVniinnntttaaagggee CCaaarrrss Friday, May 4 & Saturday, May 5, 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. # Craft Fair & Sale, Heirloom Plant Sale - William Perry Park # Quilt Show & JHS Student Art Exhibition - 121 W. Austin # Tours of The Atalanta Jay Gould’s opulent railroad car # Pilgrimage Parade & Town Skirmish, Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m.

Jefferson Guard Presentation of Colors Re-enactment Sunday, May 6, 10 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church - 703 S. Main St.

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FROM LIBRARY on page 6

man, Mr. Carnegie made periodic trips to Between 1883 and 1929, a total of • DANISHES Great Britain where he studied the rapid 2,509 Carnegie Libraries were built changes developing in the iron industry. worldwide, with 1,689 being built in the • COOKIES Mr. Carnegie had the foresight to realize United States - 32 of those libraries were • SNAILS that steel would soon replace iron in the built in Texas. Only 14 of the libraries are world of heavy manufacturing. He still standing today and only 4 of those are • TURNOVERS founded Carnegie Steel Company, which still serving their original purpose. The • STRUDELS would later merge with other companies Jefferson Carnegie Library is the sole sur - to form U.S. Steel. viving Carnegie Library in East Texas still Mr. Carnegie held to an affirmation that functioning as a library. Without Mr. the "industrious and ambitious; not those Carnegie’s assistance, the Jefferson Li - BREAKFAST AND LUNCH who need everything done for them, but brary may have never been built. SERVED DAILY YEAR ROUND those who, being most anxious and able To have a library constructed, towns Enjoy Our World Famous “Sinful Brownie” to help themselves, deserve and will be had to follow what came to be known as benefited by help from others." Mr. the “Carnegie Formula.” The town had to Carnegie wrote an article, “The Gospel of supply a matching contribution, demon - OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Wealth,” in June 1889 that was published strate the need for a library, provide a suit - in the North American Review . As he able building site, annually supply ten 7 am to 2 pm Mon. - Fri. 7 am to 5 pm Sat. - Sun. wrote, Mr. Carnegie made a case that it percent of the buildings construction cost was the duty of rich men and women to to support its operation and provide free SPECIALIZING IN OUR contribute to the welfare of the commu - service to all. nity by the use of their wealth. He wrote At the turn of the century, the citizens HOMEMADE BREADS that a "man who dies rich dies disgraced." of Jefferson were seeking opportunities to • Jalapeno Cheese • Bacon Pepper Cheese When Mr. Carnegie passed away on Au - return the city to the high profile it once • Cinnamon Raisin • Wheat • White gust 11, 1919, he had donated over $350 enjoyed when the grand steamships made million dollars. Allowing for inflation, their way to Jefferson from New Orleans. 201 W. Austin Street • In Historic Jefferson that would amount to over $4 billion dol - www.thebakeryrestaurant.net lars in today’s economy. See LIBRARY on page 12 (903) 665-BAKE (2253)

Marion County Chamber of Commerce Fall Schedule of Events

Citywide Rummage Sale October 1 Taste of Jefferson October 16 Christmas Parade December 5

Stop by the corner of Austin and Polk Street and pick up your 2012 Historic Jefferson, Teresa Smith and Annette Grogan Texas Calendars 209 E. Jefferson Street Jefferson, TX 75657 903-665-2672 903-665-1945 www.jefferson-texas.com [email protected] Page 12 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011

FROM LIBRARY on page 11 Jefferson, Texas THERE’S ONLY ONE... This was before the Great Raft (a logjam from federal, state or local funding. Built in 1888 as the Federal Courthouse & Post Office that created a dam) on the Red River was After the library’s collection and con - cleared by the Corps of Engineers in 1873. tents had been moved to a temporary lo - Contains 150 years of history With the Great Raft gone, the level of cation, the restoration work began. The Caddo Lake receded, as did Jefferson’s building was made ADA compliant and a Has on display... fortunes. Steamships could no longer tra - new elevator was installed. Steel stress ca - verse Caddo Lake. A new library ap - bles secured the drooping ceiling above • Art & Antiquities peared to be just the ticket to return the and the building’s foundation was stabi - • Civil War Collections city to its’ former glory. lized below. Rotten joists and beams were • Caddo Indian Artifacts The contract to build the new library replaced to level the new hard wood floor - • Early Pioneer Implements was given to J.F. Berry of Morris County. ing. Although the wood frames of the win - • Early Texas Textiles The library was built in a neoclassical dows had to be replaced, the original glass • Children’s Toys & Dolls style of architecture out of native lime - was saved. New landscaping enhanced the • Genealogy Archives stone. building site and repairs to the metal roof The Jefferson Jimplecute , our local topped off the project. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ newspaper which is still published By 2007, on the library’s 100th an - OPEN DAILY 9:30-4:30 weekly, was greatly enthusiastic about the niversary, the Friends of the Jefferson Li - Except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, endeavor: “In the good old town of Jef - brary had met their goals and the library Christmas Day & New Year’s Day ferson, which has figured more in the for - reopened. Since the library is not owned mation and upbuilding of teeming Texas by the city, the work of the Friends of the than most any other city...the town is Jefferson Library is ongoing for upkeep JEFFERSON HISTORICAL MUSEUM again assuming its sway of ancient su - and maintenance of the library. Applica - 903-665-2775 premacy as a leading city and center of a tions to join the Friends of the Jefferson 223 West Austin Street superbly rich county in Northeast Texas.” Library are available at the library. Downtown • Jefferson, Texas 75657 Through the years, the library not only Today, the library not only offers books, served its primary function, but the sec - videos and audio books for checkout, but ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ond floor was also used as a youth center, also offers copy and fax services. The li - Visit our fine restaurants, gift, antique & collectibles shops, class room, dance studio, Red Cross loca - brary also has wireless internet access and carriage rides, steam train and boat rides. tion, government office and flood relief computers with internet connections. headquarters. If you are looking to hold a special By 2005, with the library’s 100th an - event, the magnificent upstairs ballroom, niversary quickly approaching, the struc - with its graceful arched windows and oak ture was showing its age and needing wood floors, is available for rental. There restoration. The ceiling was drooping, his - is a full, spacious elevator for guests and toric wood windows were weather-beaten equipment access. and, under the unlevel floor, rot had taken The library is located at the corner of Footsteps its toll on beams and joists. Using the li - West Lafayette Street and North Market brary was also a challenge for handi - Street. It is open Monday-Thursday from “The Footcare Store” capped patrons because it was not ADA 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Friday from 10:00 (Americans with Disabilities Act) compli - AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday from 10:00 ant. AM to 3:00 PM. Please call 903-665-8911 “Save Your Soles” with Personalized Attention to Your Feet The Friends of the Jefferson Library for more information. rolled up their sleeves and went to work. As you visit historic Jefferson, Texas, Over $500,000 dollars were raised by the hopefully you can take a little time to visit • C o m f o r t S h o e s • F a s h i o n S h o e s Friends of the Jefferson Library for the our library…there’s more to check out restoration project. Not one penny came than just a book!

• W o r k B o o t s While in Jefferson why not stay • W a l k i n g S h o e s • D i a b e t i c S h o e s at the Beautiful & Mysterious Caddo Lake SHADY GLADE RESORT Dr. Timothy Tesi DPM on Caddo Lake & BoardTreating footCertified pain Non- PedorthistSurgically Just 10 minutes from Jefferson 903-789-3295 or Cabins start at $60 a night 877-Go Caddo www.drtesi.com Motel, Cafe & Marina 903-665-3339 116 N. Vale St. 449 Cypress Dr. Mention this ad for $10.00 off Uncertain, Tx 75661 118 N. Vale St. Jefferson, TX 75657 903-665-FEET (3338) 9-5 Mon • Wed - Sat closed Sun & Tues. Come & enjoy a step back in time on the Graceful Ghost Steamboat that boards right here at Shady Glade Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 13

ferson needed. Supposedly, Gould left EWaeldson Wt. NaLsh Jir. ne and Red River Railroads town in a huff and made the statement, Historic Jefferson Foundation “Jefferson would see the day that bats would roost in its church belfries and grass The old legend surrounding Jefferson would grow in its streets.” He even de - and the railroads went something like this: parted without paying his hotel bill! The Jay Gould, the railroad tycoon, came to Jef - second part of the story is that the govern - ferson around 1873 to attempt to get the ment removed the logjam in the Red River folks in Jefferson to donate land and right- which caused the water level to recede in of-way for his Texas and Pacific (T&P) Caddo Lake and Big Cypress Bayou, pre - Railroad. As the story goes, the town venting steamboats from navigating the snubbed Gould because the steamboat traf - bayou, thus leaving Jefferson “high and fic provided all of the commerce that Jef - dry” and without a railroad or steamboats. This old legend is just that – pure legend. Actually, Gould did build the T&P through Jefferson when he extended a line from C. Lynn Daughrity Marshall to Texarkana in 1873. Although Attorney at Law the water level in the bayou did go down, 205 N. Walnut the smaller steamboats could still reach Jef - Jefferson, Texas ferson. What really brought a halt to the East Line and Red River Stock Certificate - Courtesy of Don Culberson prosperity of Jefferson as a major shipping point were the railroads. No longer did to St. Louis. mercial trade. The East Line and Red Call for Appointment farmers have to haul their cotton all the Several prominent businessmen in Jef - River (EL&RR) Railroad was chartered in 903-665-7408 way to Jefferson and pay to store it in ware - ferson, including William H. Harrison and 1871 to run from Jefferson to Sherman via houses along Dallas Street. They could Benjamin H. Epperson, could see this com - Greenville and then on to West Texas. The Free Initial Consultation now bring their cotton to their local rail - ing and they promoted building a railroad idea was to connect the thriving inland port Serving Marion and Surrounding Counties road stations and ship it on the cars headed out of Jefferson to protect the town’s com - of Jefferson with Texas counties to the west See RAILROAD on page 14

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FROM RAILROAD on page 13 L O and north. road would continue to haunt the EL&RR T S The charter was amended in 1873 and for years to come. It was time consuming again in 1875. After a huge groundbreak - to transfer freight from the narrow gauge ys O da F ing ceremony in Jefferson on June 9, 1876, cars to standard gauge cars at the inter - oli construction began and the first 20 miles changes with standard gauge roads. On one y H pp S were opened to Hickory Hill on December occasion, management decided to mount a Ha P 5, 1876. On July 4, 1877, the line reached standard gauge boxcar that was loaded with A R Daingerfield (30 miles). The tracks reached china dishes onto narrow gauge trucks or K Leesburg in 1878, Sulphur Springs in 1879 wheels. In that way, they would not have to L and finally were completed to Greenville unload and reload the freight of dishes. All E in December 1880. Regular service began went well until the train went over some from Jefferson to Greenville in March uneven track near Winnsboro and the un - 102 South Polk Street • Jefferson, Texas • 903-665-8692 Tues. - Fri. 10-5 • Sat. 10-6 • Call Sunday • Closed Monday 1881, a total distance of 125 miles. Stations stable standard gauge car toppled over and www.ynntx.com • [email protected] along the route of the EL&RR between Jef - wrecked the train, causing the death of a ferson and Greenville included Kellyville, passenger. CLOTHING CHRISTMAS ALL YEAR Lassater, Avinger, Hughes Springs, The original President of the EL&RR New Jewelry & Purses Dept. 56 Lighted Houses & Daingerfield, Cason, Pittsburg, Leesburg, was William H. Harrison, also president of Yellow Box & Grazie Shoes Snowbabies Winnsboro, Como, Sulphur Springs, Wise, the Jefferson Bank. Ennis Ward Taylor was Vintage Hats & Belts Fontanini Collection Blackjack and Campbell. Vice-President of the railroad, W.B. Ward T-Shirts & Caps Christmas Ornaments Jeans & Jackets Santas and Angels The railroad was built as a narrow gauge was Treasurer and W.S. Haywood was the Old World Ornaments line with rails spaced 3 feet apart instead of Chief Engineer. The first equipment pur - COLLECTIBLES Possible Dream Santas on the standard gauge of 4’-8-1/2”. Narrow chased for the little railroad was a Porter Salt & Pepper Shakers Jim Shores Collection gauge was very popular in that time period Mogul 2-6-0 steam locomotive, 3 flatcars Painted Ponies Russian Santa & Nesting Dolls Infusion Lamps & Scents Crosses and it saved considerable expenses in con - and 1 boxcar. A May 1879 schedule indi - Historical Jefferson Afghans structing the roadbed and track. However, cated a time of 9 hours and 15 minutes to Tea Sets Collegiate Items interchange of freight with standard gauge travel from Jefferson to Sulphur Springs. New Dolls Chimes & Flags Music Boxes Greeting Cards roads, such as the T&P, were difficult at “Come See Us • Lots of Friendly Service!” best. The narrow gauge aspect of the rail - See RAILROAD on page 21 Jefferson Quilt Show “Quilts on the Bayou”

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Antique American furnishings with Jimmy Moore, a pharmacist whose av - family significance fill the rambling ocation led him into the forest products 1940s residence of Jimmy Moore and the business, found the ideal spot to display late Patricia Woods Moore, and will be his fine apothecary collection. A cherry featured for the first time on the Candle - corner cabinet, dating from the 1700s and light Tour of Homes®. having its original glass panels, easily ac - The home, located at 305 East Broad - commodates Mr. Moore’s collection of way Street, was built by the late Dr. and mortar and pestle sets. Mrs. A.J. Woods of Jefferson. They chose The family room of the home is as a height commanding the present juncture inviting as the garden room, which is vis - of Broadway and Alley Streets for their ible from one windowed wall. This large home, terraced its approach, and, with an family room, which accommodates over - artist’s eye, began acquiring materials and stuffed furniture along with an authentic furniture from their travels to blend with cobbler’s bench and parson’s chair, is the inherited antique pieces. Preserving the heart and soul of the home. It bears testi - authenticity of their treasures, while ac - mony to all its occupants, past and pres - commodating them to family living, has ent, for the Moore’s four children and been a challenge met by successive gen - grandchildren frequently visited their erations. grandparents here. Hard work (Dr. Woods built the case of In the adjoining kitchen may be found one of his fine grandfather clocks and the rope-laced slave bench Mrs. Woods wired all except one of the oil lamps now rescued from the smokehouse of her hus - used for illumination) was rewarded. Now band’s family, cushioned in blue and testimony to past service. Suspended on of amber glassware. his son-in-law, grandchildren, and great- white chintz, and positioned beneath a one wall of the kitchen is an unusual Texture and color are found throughout grandchildren are enjoying the fruits of pristine collection of Delft china. A footed wooden slab and rolling pin, worn smooth the home in upholstery, rugs and coverlets his labor and they have extended their Guatemalan dough board and bowl serve from much use over the years. Six Wind - and in several pairs of antique prism lus - hospitality to invite guests for Jefferson’s nicely as receptacles for fruits of the sea - sor chairs complement a pegged table in Candlelight Tour of Homes® to appreci - son, most appealing when filled with ripe the glassed breakfast nook where sunlight See MOORE on page 24 ate the results. red apples, and an old churn gives mute casts faceted patterns through a collection Hileman-Turner home promotes classic Jefferson...

The Hileman–Turner home (formerly and agent of Jefferson Town and Ferry lo - known as Winborn Haven) is located at 408 cated at the end of present day Houston Houston Street in the “Sand Town” area of Street. Urquhart began surveying for the Jefferson which also has been known as town of Jefferson in 1841. Urquhart and “Sand Hill” and “Jewish Hill.” Historic Dan Alley were two individuals to survey Houston Street was an original entrance into their land claims in the town of Jefferson. town by way of a ferry that crossed the Big Their different ideas in surveying resulted in Cypress Bayou just a short distance from the the unusual orientation of streets in Jeffer - home. The Federal occupation forces son which plague visitors to this day. The camped in the “Sand Hill” area during Jef - plotting of land was completed in 1842 and ferson’s reconstruction days and built a log this was generally given as the date of the stockade close to the location of the home founding of Jefferson. where they imprisoned a number of promi - Lots 7, 8 and 9 of Block 82 were pur - nent Jefferson citizens. chased by Robert N. Nesmith on April 7, Allen Urquhart had claim to 640 acres of 1852, for $10.00. Joseph H. Updergraph land on the north bank of Big Cypress Bayou on August 3, 1838. Documents dated See TURNER on page 21 October 1842 indicated Urquhart as owner Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 17 Downtown living offers rewards in renovated building...

Located at 114 North Vale Street, this townhouse The remainder of the building was acquired and is named after a manually-operated elevator restored by late attorney Jim Burnett. It was con - (weights and pulley geared) made by the Otis Ele - verted to retail shops and office space. The second vator Company in Chicago in the late 1800s. It was floor was adapted for use as living quarters. brought to Jefferson when the building was built The present owners, Gary and Mieko Hathaway, in 1912. It was part of the Hussey and Whelan added a 19th century-style balcony overlooking (who were brothers-in-law) Building which was Otstott Park and converted the first floor into a spa - constructed by John Hussey, a Jefferson mayor, cious living room, dining room and kitchen. Mrs. whose grandson became a mayor of Shreveport. Hathaway, a talented artist, uses the tall wall spaces The Hussey and Whelan Building was used as a for the display of her art work. bank, professional offices and later as retail shops. The townhouse was once in the heart of the It also was used for the Chesterfield Club (a dance bustling river port of 19th century Jefferson. Dur - and social organization) and the Catfish and Chit - ing a late 1860s flood, a steamboat traversed Vale terling Club (a men’s social club), as well as for a Street to pick up a shipment of cargo stored in the Boys & Girls Club. upper floors of this Vale Street building. The goods Part of the ground floor was later used for the were then exported to New Orleans. Liverman Chrysler-Plymouth dealership and the The recent history of the townhouse is one of Coke Chevrolet dealership. The ground floor por - Jefferson’s best examples of adaptive reuse of a tion of the building that is now occupied by the historic building in which a commercial structure townhouse was once a vintage motorboat shop. was converted to a personal residence. The Eleva - Former Marion County Judge Lola Whelan and tor Townhouse maintains the image and character her husband, Robert, converted the structure to an of the early days of Jefferson’s commercial archi - antique shop (downstairs) and living quarters (up - tecture. Gary and Mieko Hathaway enjoy living in stairs). The elevator was restored and a staircase the historic riverfront district of downtown Jeffer - was built around the elevator. son.

House built by famed attorney... The home, located at 403 North Wal - on the committee to codify the laws of nut Street, was built in the 1860s by the United States. Culberson served in Colonel David Browning Culberson, Jr. this capacity until his death on May 7, Originally from Georgia, Culberson 1900. Culberson County, Texas is settled in Jefferson with his wife Euge - named in his honor. nia Kimball in 1861, where he contin - Culberson and his wife Eugenia had ued his practice of law. Culberson two sons: Charles and Robert Culber - served as the defense attorney in the son. Charles Culberson grew up in this Stockade Case of 1869, and defended home. After Charles married, his parents accused murderer Abe Rothschild in the (David and Eugenia) built the home Diamond Bessie murder trial. next to the Culberson Home for Charles During the Civil War, he entered the and his wife Anna as a wedding gift. Confederate Army as a private. But, in The home that was built for them is now 1862, Culberson helped raise the known as the "Governor's House." 18th Texas Infantry Regiment. He Charles Culberson was elected as the served as Lt. Colonel and then as 21st Governor of Texas, serving from Colonel of the regiment. Culberson was 1895-1899. also one of the intimate advisors to Sam The Culberson Home is an exquisite Houston. An original Sam Houston oil example of Greek Revival architecture. painting adorns the fireplace mantle in When first constructed, it was a one- the study of the Culberson Home as a story cottage with a hexastyle portico symbol of this close friendship. and a hipped roof. In the 1980s, the Cul - Following the war, Culberson contin - berson Home was extensively renovated ued his career as a public servant. He and expanded into the grand Greek Re - was elected to the Texas Senate in 1873. vival home that you see today. The Culberson was then elected to Congress home features 14 foot high ceilings, five for ten consecutive terms, serving from fireplaces and a hidden secret passage 1875-1897. To climax a most successful political career, Culberson was ap - See CULBERSON on page 21 pointed by President McKinley to serve Page 18 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011 RIVERBOAT TOURS FLEA MARKET In business for over 25 years!

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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK www.goldleaf-antiques.com Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 19 River town breeds diverse theatre community Sara Whitaker Jefferson Jimplecute The theatre community in Jefferson is thriving and diverse. American classics, pop - ular musicals and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas grace the stage, entertain audiences and bring in tourists. It is remarkable in a town of 2000 that we have at least four work - ing theatre companies. This summer, the Excelsior Theatre Players will be performing The Gin Game by D.L. Coburn. Weller Martin and Fonsia Dorsey are residents in a senior citizens home. They strike up a conversation, begin to enjoy one another’s company and become each other’s best and only friend. Weller teaches Fonsia how to play gin rummy, but Fon - sia always wins. Weller becomes increasingly frustrated and their friendly game be - comes a battle of wits. While playing gin, they talk about their families and life experiences. Gradually, each conversation becomes a battle as they vie to expose each other’s weaknesses. The Gin Game opens Saturday, August 20, at 7:30 p.m. and runs Sunday, August 21, at 1:30 p.m.; Friday, August 26, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 27, at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Playhouse. The Jefferson Playhouse is located on the corner of Market Street and Henderson Street. Tickets are $15 and are available at the Ex - celsior House Hotel. This play contains adult conflicts. All proceeds go to the Excel - sior Foundation for the continuing historic restoration and preservation of the Jefferson Playhouse. Also at the Playhouse is Valentine Davies’ Miracle on 34th Street . This iconic story encourages people of all ages to believe and have faith. The characters are challenged Jefferson Playhouse, circa 1860. to believe that the department store Santa Claus is the real Kris Kringle. This is a fam -

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211 PR 2422 • Karnack, TX 75661 Wed - Thurs- 5-9 pm • Fri- 5-10 pm • Sat- 11 am - 10 pm • Sun- Noon - 7 pm Page 20 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011 VISITOR INFORMATION & EVENTS CENTER With nearly 70 entries on the National Register of Historic Places, a Carnegie Library, Historical Museum, Ghost Walks, Historic Home Journey to the Tours and a Local Railway. Jefferson is a celebrated year round destination. To find information on all of our many attractions, events, shopping TChehsoruinsdstofCChhristimlad s time and lodging, drop by the Visitor Center today! go beyond the church doors...

Kathy Thomas this historic church. Laced with candle - light, Christmas visitors and home town Cumberland Presbyterian Church residents are invited to arrive early to It was a starry night … that night so enjoy the live animal display on the The Visitor Center is also an ideal place long ago in Bethlehem. And it will be church grounds, and then gather in the to plan your next meeting or event. a starry night for Jefferson as we lower level of the church to snack on 5750 sq ft of Meeting Spaces, Full Kitchen celebrate joyfully and thoughtfully cookies and sip hot wassail. The crowd 350 Seating Capacity, Tables & Chairs Provided the birth of a child who became our will then proceed around Lions Park Handicap Accessible, 3 Parking Lots Savior and King. Make your next event a historic occasion! (which will be covered with the lights of the Christmas trees decorated by local JEFFERSON VISITOR CENTER Nestled in the historic town of Jeffer - 305 E. AUSTIN merchants and clubs), candles in hand, son, Texas, lies Cumberland Presbyte - and sing familiar Christmas carols. This JEFFERSON, TX 75657 rian Church, the setting for the 29th will provide everyone a great opportu - 903-665-3733 Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of nity to proclaim the birth of Jesus Christ, [email protected] Homes ® musical presentations. In the giver of light to our community. www.VisitJeffersonTexas.com past, churches located in the historic dis - Upon returning, the “carolers” will trict have offered Christmas choral pre - become the “audience” as they gather in sentations during Candlelight festivities. the nineteenth century sanctuary to This year, this historic church will be enjoy the Christmas Story in theater and filled with the sounds of Christmas, cel - song. Eric Thomas, director of music ebrating the Christ Child’s birth. Situ - for the church, will narrate and intro - ated on the square of Lions Park, the duce the town of Jefferson and its visi - church will offer a perfect setting to tors to a meaningful production of music Cla sponsor the musical events for our town. and light. Following the theme of the iborne House In addition to the traditional offerings Christmas Story, the manger scene will of local and surrounding choirs and mu - literally come alive as the audience is B sical groups, Cumberland Presbyterian ed and Breakfa surrounded by shepherds, wise men, an - st Church will also be presenting Journey gels and the holy family. Where Elegance to the Christ Child on December 3rd at Victorian-era music and costumes and , Relaxation 7:00 p.m. - a presentation of the Christ - the church's historic pump organ will and Therapeutics M mas Story with live animals, song and transport everyone to a simpler time; a eet costumes. Audience members will have time when simple tunes, joyfully sung, Come relax on one of our four porches. Find romance and elegance the opportunity to participate in singing ushered in the most joyous season of all. well-loved and traditional songs of the in our rooms (named after romantic poets). Then, enjoy a gourmet season and take part in a short candle - Journey to the Christ Child breakfast served in the dining room on a New Orleans style empire light procession to witness the gifts of Saturday, December 3rd, 7:00 p.m. table from the early 1800’s, set with crystal & china. the Magi. Cumberland Presbyterian Church The celebration will begin with an 501 Jefferson Street Rates: $109 - $199 King and Queen rooms evening processional and carol sing, fol - Jefferson, TX 75657 Relaxation/Therapeutic Massages – Call for appointment lowed by majestic and moving music in Steve & Elaine Holden, Owners 312 S. Alley St., Jefferson, TX 75657 Read the Jeffersonian online 903-665-8800 * Toll-free 877-385-9236 * Website: www.claibornehousebnb.com • E-Mail: [email protected] www.historicjeffersonfoundation.com Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 21

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purchased the same lots on April 20, 1854, for $125.00. The it was purchased in February 2008 by the current owners, were salvaged from another home. The front bedroom, which original home was built by Updergraph on this property be - Richard and Francis Turner, for their home. They have spent features the original board and batten ceiling and windows, is tween April 1854 and November 1858, making it over 150 the last 3 years bringing the home back to its’ original beauty furnished with antiques including a mahogany bed, two years old. Updergraph died in 1858. His wife remarried and through many tasteful renovations and additions. dressers and a chifferobe from the late 1800s. The hall bath - died in 1866, leaving the estate to her new husband, Thomas As was common in the mid 1800s, the original home con - room has a late 1800s dresser from Germany that has been con - O. Dobbins. Estate records show the value of the home at sisted of two rooms and a central hall or “dogtrot.” After addi - verted into the vanity. $2000.00 at the time of her death. tions were made over the years, the home has now been Off the hall leading from the dining/kitchen to the master The home was owned by the Goldberg family from De - architecturally described as a “Texas Prairie” vernacular house. bedroom, there is a small room which is part of the original cember 1877 until the death of Mamie Goldberg. It was then As one approaches the home, major features that are visible house and is thought to have been an enclosed porch at one sold to Hershel and Claire Hileman in September 1957 for include a small front yard with picket fence, original wood sid - time. This room is now used as a den/TV room. The master $3000.00. The Hilemans lived and raised their family in the ing, original wood windows and a wrap-around front porch. bedroom suite, located at the back of the home, was a new ad - home until 1989. Dwight and Carolyn Winborn purchased the The front door opens into the living room in which the orig - dition made by the Winborns. The ceiling is board and batten home in 1991 and began making major renovations and addi - inal board and batten ceiling has been restored. The front door to match the other ceilings in the home. The largest piece of fur - tions to it. These included installing 100 year old heart-of-pine and door leading into the dining/kitchen area feature stained niture in the master bedroom is an antique oak armoire. The floors, restoring the board and batten ceilings, adding the mas - glass that was completed by Carolyn Winborn. French doors leading to a deck were added by the Turners. ter bedroom, as well as constructing the guesthouse adjacent to Notable features of the dining/kitchen include an original It is believed that this is the first time for the Hileman–Turner the home. The home was operated as a bed and breakfast until built-in china cabinet and 100 year old heart-of-pine floors that home to be on the Candlelight Tour of Homes®.

FROM CULBERSON on page 17

way. The floors in the home are the orig - home is completely furnished with an Did you know? inal six-inch wide heart-of-pine boards exceptional collection of 17th and 18th cut and planed in Jefferson. All of the in - century English and Continental Amer - Jefferson’s Oakwood Cemetery is the final resting terior doors are original to the home and ican antiques. The Culberson Home is place of over 200 Civil War veterans, former are wood-pegged type construction. The owned by Hollis and Tamara Campbell. governors and former heads of state.

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By then, the EL&RR owned 3 locomotives, 4 reorganization time period, the tracks were coaches, 2 mail/express cars, 12 boxcars, 1 converted to standard gauge. On September stockcar and 40 flatcars. By 1883, the 13, 1892, 122 miles of track had one rail EL&RR would have 13 locomotives, 6 pas - moved out to the standard gauge, thus com - senger cars, and over 200 freight cars. pleting one of the largest one-day gauge con - The 1890 Sanborn Insurance Maps of Jef - versions in the history of the industry. ferson indicate an EL&RR freight depot at In 1900, the SS&S was extended 49 miles Alley Street between the EL&RR and the from Jefferson to Shreveport. This connection T&P railroad tracks (Block 157, Lot 312). enabled the parent MKT to compete with the The freight depot was approximately 25 feet T&P over the lucrative Shreveport to Dallas wide by 65 feet long and had a large freight trade. The SS&S (former EL&RR) became platform attached to it. The T&P had a freight part of the MKT Railway of Texas in 1901. 1 1 9 N . P ollk St r ee t depot south of the tracks on the west side of In a reorganization in 1923, it became the (9 03 ) 6 6 5- 3 89 5 Alley and a passenger depot on the east side Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company of Alley. of Texas, which was later sold to the In 1881, the EL&RR attracted the attention Louisiana and Arkansas (L&A) Railway in C r o ss e s C h r i s tiia n Bo o k s of our old Jefferson nemesis, Jay Gould, who 1930. The Kansas City Southern (KCS) took purchased the entire line and made it a part of control of the L&A in 1939. The former little Je we llr y Un i q ue Wallll A r t the Missouri, Kansas and Texas (MKT or narrow gauge railroad from Jefferson to Katy) Railroad. Gould extended the tracks to Farmersville now serves as part of the KCS McKinney in 1882 giving the EL&RR a total system’s Dallas branch. (In 1940, the 17 miles • H om e D ec or • C a n dl es length of 155 miles. The Katy’s right to own of track from Farmersville to McKinney was • G r ee ting C a r ds • S ce n ti er L a m p s the EL&RR was challenged by the Texas At - abandoned.) So, when you see one of those • G r ee ting C a r ds • S ce n ti er L a m p s torney General, James S. Hogg. After a com - big KCS freight trains moving east to west • Wil low T r ee plicated and lengthy lawsuit that went to the through Jefferson, just close your eyes and Texas Supreme Court, the EL&RR was with - imagine a steam whistle and steam chuff in - • bag ga lin i b ag s drawn from the Katy in 1891 and went into stead of the diesel horn and diesel engine • M ois t u r e Ba r L o tio n receivership. After much legal maneuvering, rumble. The KCS trains coming through Jef - the railroad was reorganized as the Sherman, ferson are on the railroad bed envisioned by G oa t ’’s M ilk B a t h & Bo dy Shreveport and Southern (SS&S) Railway on those Jefferson entrepreneurs 140 years ago. February 28, 1893. Although the securities for We haven’t had a steamboat dock in Jeffer - the SS&S were again held by the MKT, the son since 1901, but the trains still come railroad operated autonomously. During this through each day. Toooot, toot, tooooottttt! Page 22 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011

FROM CEMETERY on page 8

prostitute, was murdered in Jefferson at the people of Jefferson, these two rogues age 23. Her murder was one of the most killed each other in a gunfight. Legend sensational crimes of the 19th century. has it that the townsfolk buried them to - John Vines served in the Civil War for gether in a single grave, chained together the Confederacy as a farrier. After the for eternity, just as their lives had been war, he was the Sheriff of Marion County chained together by crime and violence. and was famous for bringing back Dia - Kate Woods, a German immigrant who mond Bessie’s accused murderer, Abe arrived in Jefferson in 1877, purchased Rothschild, from Ohio to stand trial. and ran the Excelsior Hotel. The Excel - If a grave is spotted in Oakwood Ceme - sior Hotel is now owned by the Jessie tery without a stone or inscription and Allen Wise Garden Club. consists of just two short poles linked by The Garden Club’s namesake, Jessie a chain, the final resting place of Jesse Robinson and Bill Rose has been found. Longtime outlaws and troublemakers to See CEMETERY on page 25

FROM CONCERTS on page 4

Concert attendees will enjoy a delightful potpourri of musical genres. Some choose to attend all concerts for a well-rounded musical weekend, while others choose from hand bell ringers, gospel, soul, barbershop, jazz, classical chamber music, acoustical folk strings and community glee clubs. All groups are well trained and carefully se - lected. Performance schedules are available at downtown businesses, the Visitor Cen - ter, The Chamber of Commerce, hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts. Visitors and locals are urged to attend these free concerts. Anyone who has not seen the interior of this church since its renovation will be awestricken. A BBeeeaaauuuttittftifififfuuull NEED A PLACE TO STAY TONIGHT? EXCELSIOR HOUSE HOTEL Mid - Week Getaway Package

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All Girlfriend Weekend activities are last. Shopping and held at the Jefferson Transportation & The show’s organizers give awards in Visitor Center, 305 East Austin seventeen categories, including a new Street. If you want to be part of this ex - category this year for quilters who are perience, visit Kathy’s website 17 and younger. Cost to view the show at www.beautyandthebook.com for is minimal, starting at $5 for adults and diSnara Wihnitakegr gawaya. We slerveoyou anrd deepend on you. more details. $4 for children. For just a few dollars, Welcome to Jefferson! The Jefferson Quilt show, “Quilts on you can browse for hours. Workshops, Jefferson Jimplecute You might choose to start your city tour the Bayou,” is January 27–29, 2012. It lectures and demonstrations are of - with food. Jefferson offers fine dining at will bring nearly 1000 quilters and en - fered. The merchant mall features an Shopping and dining in Jefferson are Stillwater Inn, Lamache’s Italian Restau - thusiasts to town for one of the biggest array of related vendor products. The treats for the whole family. Stroll Jeffer - rant, and Austin Street Bistro. Even our quilt shows of the year. This will be the venue is located in historic downtown, son’s downtown and discover one-of-a- more casual eateries serve some of the ninth annual show held at the Cypress so attendees may find time to break kind shops and an outstanding variety of best food in the region. Joseph’s River - Valley Education Center, 120 East away for meals in Jefferson’s wonder - restaurants. Meet local storekeepers and port BBQ offers ribs that many people be - Austin Street. Entries are displayed ful restaurants and do some shopping at restaurateurs. Explore a wide range of lieve are the best in Texas. Auntie throughout the entire building, in all local boutiques. treasures that are not available in a shop - Skinners is a Mecca for motorcycle en - large rooms and on both floors. If you are a quilter, you might con - ping mall or typical tourist destination. thusiasts across the region, and one of the The number of entries makes this sider entering this impressive The first thing you notice upon visiting reasons is for their great food. At Kitt’s show almost overwhelming. Visitors show. Entrants pay only $5 per Jefferson is the architecture. Our historic Kornbread, you might order their unique are dazzled by the beauty and intricacy item. For more details, contact infor - river port ambiance whisks visitors away “Kornbread” sandwich. The Old Fashion of these handmade works of art. Col - mation and entry forms, visit the web - from the 21st century and back to a slower Hamburger Store has a wonderful back- ors and patterns vie for attention, each site at www.jeffersonquiltshow.com. era; a time when America was moving story to explain its unusual ambiance. quilt seeming more spectacular than the west, when our nation faced the turmoil of Breakfast is available at The Bakery and civil war and reconstruction and steam - Excelsior House, lunch/dinner fare at The The 29th Annual Candlelight Tour of Homes ® boats plied the shallow waters of Big Cy - Sandwich Shop and Beje’s Diner, pizza Thursdays, December 1 & December 8, 3-7 p.m. press Bayou bringing wealth to Jefferson’s and Italian dishes at Bulldog Pizza and Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 & 3, 5-9 p.m. shores. Mexican food at Don Juan’s. Friday and Saturday, December 9 & 10, 5-9 p.m. You find no chain stores and no de - Between meals, we recommend that partment stores in downtown Jefferson. you walk off a few calories. Meander Our shops and eateries grow organically through over a dozen shops with antique from roots deep in this rich historic envi - furniture and collectibles on Polk, Austin, While Visiting ronment. Each store is individual and un - and Walnut Streets. Stock up on Black - usual. Each meal is a gastronomic delight. burn’s jellies, preserves and syrup (all Historic Jefferson, Texas Jefferson is a very small town. If it made right here in Jefferson) at the factory Stay At were not for our enormous history and re - outlet on Lafayette Street. Visit “the only markable preservation of antebellum hair salon/book store in the world,” homes and commercial buildings, we Beauty and the Book, on Polk Street. would not have the number and variety of And, shop for clothes! Purchase modern stores that exist today. Local population is women’s clothing and authentic vin - BUDGET simply too small to support a downtown tage/period pieces at Fashion & Art Re - of such vitality. Jefferson’s businesses cater to you, the visitor. Without tourists, See on page 27 our beautiful downtown would waste SHOPPING INN Comfort With Economy Lodging FROM THEATRE on page 19 ( 27”( Remote Control Color TV ily-oriented show appropriate for all ages. It was reprised due to its popularity with last King & Double Beds year’s sold-out audiences. ( Miracle on 34th Street runs Friday, December 2 and 9 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, De - Direct( Dial Phones in All Rooms cember 3, at 1 p.m. and Saturday, December 10, at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Jeffer - ( Individual Air & Heating son Playhouse. For tickets, call 903-665-2513. Restaurant on Premises The Opera House Theatre Players celebrate their 23rd season with a one evening ( only performance of Always…Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley on Saturday, September 3, ( Free Local Calls at 7:30 p.m. According to American Theatre Magazine , this is one of the most produced Non-Smoking# Rooms Available musicals in America. It is the poignant story of the late, great singer, Patsy Cline, told Free High Speed Internet (903) 665-2581 See THEATRE on page 25 Page 24 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011 Mardi Gras events in Jefferson

Mardi Gras — literal translation — Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday Jefferson pulls out the purple, green, and gold every year, putting on a spec - tacular display of Mardi Gras fun, in - cluding balls, parades, and lots of costumes. Being the largest inland port in Texas, with direct ties to New Orleans, a group of local citizens organized and hosted the first Queen Mab Ball. This tradition continued until the pop - ulation of Jefferson began to dwindle after the Corps of Engineers were ulti - mately successful in blasting apart a huge logjam on the Red River (approx. 1873), which had allowed the paddle - wheelers and steamboats to ply their way upriver and eventually reach Jef - ferson. By the 1980s, Jefferson was well es - tablished as a tourist destination in Young and old enjoy the Mardi Northeast Texas. There were, however, Gras parade. several months during the year when business was slow. Then, a group of 23rd Anniversary. local business owners and citizens January 14, 2012, the 2nd Annual pulled together and organized the Krazy Hat Party/12th night celebration, Krewe of Hebe, with the ultimate ob - will kick off the Mardi Gras festivities. jective of hosting an annual Mardi Gras During the month of February, Mardi celebration in Jefferson. Gras festivities continue with the theme In order to achieve that goal and raise for 2012 set as “Festivals of the World.” funds, with which to finance the Mardi Celebrations include the Queen Mab Gras expenses, the Krewe actually Ball, set for Saturday, February 4, 2012, hosted the first Jefferson Heritage at the Jefferson Transportation & Visi - Triathlon in July 1989. tor Center and Mardi Gras festival Feb - The Krewe of Hebe has worked tire - ruary 17, 18 and 19, 2012. lessly and diligently over the years to The Krewe of Hebe also organizes provide entertainment for the entire the Annual Jefferson Heritage family during the Mardi Gras Weekend. Triathlon, which is set for Sunday, July In 2012, the Krewe will celebrate its 15, 2012.

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ters, such as in the red lusters on the tian glass epergne also testify to their grand piano in the parlor and soft pink travels, as does the cuckoo clock from lusters in a bedroom. the Black Forest of Germany in a bed - The entry emanates a mood of formal - room over Dr. Woods’ antique roll top ity and bespeaks of Dr. and Mrs. Woods desk. trip to the Orient with its furnishings of a But the walnut armoire and lamps red light fixture, teak bench, marble- flanking the brass bed are strictly family topped table with heavily carved stand pieces, all from Rogers, Texas. for Russian samovar and mother-of-pearl And in the hallway are displayed the wall clock. family Bibles that detail these forebears An ornate chandelier over the Chip - and are certainly the link of the present pendale dining room table with its Vene - and the past. 2-29-2012 www.visitjeffersontexas.com Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 25

FROM THEATRE on page 23 FROM CEMETERY on page 22

Allen Wise, was also laid to rest at Oak - one’s memorial. Also keep in mind that wood Cemetery. The Garden Club does some of these gravestones date back to more than just gardening; they conduct the 1800s and are very fragile. the annual Jefferson Historical Pilgrim - To visit Oakwood Cemetery, travel age and own the Jay Gould Railroad north on North Alley Street (which is Car and the Excelsior Hotel. adjacent to Brookshire’s Grocery on Also buried here is Captain Joseph H. Highway 49), cross the railroad tracks Pratt who served in the Confederacy. and turn right on East Webster Street. During the Civil War, he led the 10th The gates of Oakwood Cemetery are Texas Field Battery. Other Confederate open during daylight hours. soldiers are buried here, along with sol - Before traveling up to Oakwood diers from the United States of America Cemetery, please consider picking up who served and died in the Jefferson Mitchel Whitington’s excellent book, area during reconstruction. Other no - Angels of Oakwood . The book is avail - table people are buried here including able at the Jefferson General Store on Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club performs Diamond Bessie Murder Trial founders and leaders of the Republic of Austin Street, The Grove and many Texas. other stores in Jefferson. It makes for in story and song. Tickets are $20 and Garden Club. This local production has When visiting historic Oakwood an informative field guide while tour - can be purchased at Blessings gift shop withstood generations as part of Jeffer - Cemetery, or any other cemetery, please ing historic Oakwood Cemetery and fits located at 119 Polk Street. This single son’s cultural and artistic identity for 57 keep in mind that this is the final resting easily into a purse or backpack. It has performance will be at the Jefferson years. place for real people. Buried in these been an invaluable source to this author. Transportation and Visitor Center located The upcoming season will be the cemeteries are fathers and mothers, Jefferson, Texas, is known for both its at 305 East Austin Street. golden anniversary for Judge William J. sons and daughters and wives and hus - history and natural beauty. There is an Sanctuary Players present Seascape by Cornelius, who will be playing the de - bands. Always keep in mind that oth - abundance of history and natural Edward Albee. The Pulitzer Prize-win - fense attorney for the 50th year. ers may be paying respects to their beauty, along with peace and quiet, to ning drama features two couples, a mid - This play depicts the true story of the loved ones, so keep your voices low. be taken in at historic Oakwood Ceme - dle-aged human couple and an English last stages of Abe Rothschild’s trial. He Please never walk or stand on anyone’s tery. speaking lizard couple that emerges from was accused of murdering his beautiful grave and never sit or lean on some - the sea. Seascape focuses on communi - companion. The actual historic trial took cation and interpersonal relationships. place in Jefferson following the 1877 Conversations are both witty and murder of Bessie Moore, also known as poignant and unveil the mystery of mar - “Diamond Bessie.” riage and commitment. This historic little town on Big Cypress Seascape will be performed at Jeffer - Bayou has its share of ghost stories. You son’s First United Methodist Church in will witness the best one of all when the Fellowship Hall. Performances are Bessie Moore rises from her grave to spy Saturdays, September 24 and October 1, on the re-enactment of her own sensa - at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, September 25, at 2 tional murder trial. p.m. and Sunday, October 2, at 2 p.m. This theatrical extravaganza will be and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be performed during the 2012 Pilgrimage purchased at Roy’s Toys & Trains located Weekend at the Jefferson Playhouse. at 114 North Walnut Street or Fashion & Performances are Thursday, May 3, at Art Revival located at 115 East Austin 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m., Street. For more information, go to Saturday, May 5, at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 www.sanctuaryplayers.org. p.m., and Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. Tick - A Jefferson favorite that never fails to ets are $20 and available after January 2, entertain is the Diamond Bessie Murder 2012. For tickets and information, call Trial produced by the Jessie Allen Wise 903-665-6075. Hobbies for Everyone !!!

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Annual lighting ceremony to be held in Enchanted Forest One of the highlights of the Christmas season in Jefferson is the Enchanted For - est, a collection of beautifully decorated and lighted trees that adorn Lions Park. Sponsored by the Historic Jefferson Foundation, the forest typically shows off 75-100 trees purchased by local businesses and residents. They stand near the park’s gazebo, which serves as mission control for the annual lighting ceremony. Hundreds of folks this year will gather during the late-afternoon hours of No - vember 25 for the ceremony. Joining them will be beauty queens, choirs and oth - ers in anticipation of the moment when the switch is thrown. The trees may be purchased from the Foundation. Please call 903-665-7064 for more information.

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vival on Austin Street. Find exquisite Antiques, Granny Had It, Lafayette jewelry and antique accessories at Jeffer - Gallery and Jefferson Bottling Works. son Jewelry in Der Baskit Kase. Visit Walk east on Austin until you find OMG Lulu’s or Divas and Daisies, two of yourself staring at an antique steam loco - our newest shops in town. Check out motive at Historic Jefferson Railway. Buy Route 49 Motorclothes for complete bik - your ticket and step aboard for a ride. ing needs. Back on Lafayette, you might want to Take a short break to cool off at City tour Mason Dixon and see their collection Drug or the Jefferson General Store. Both while shopping for bits of military history, have authentic old time soda fountains or see gleaming antique autos at Lafayette where you can enjoy ice cream, root beer Street Vintage Cars. Pay a visit to the Mu - floats, and other sweet treats. Stop in at seum of Measurement & Time, Jefferson Jefferson Fudge Store for delectable Historical Museum, Atalanta Jay Gould homemade fudge and candy. Railroad Car, Scarlett O’Hardy’s Gone Now, get back to shopping! Each street With the Wind Museum, or Carnegie Li - offers something interesting and inviting. brary. On Austin, shop for antiques and gifts at Cross the bayou on Polk and turn right River City Mercantile, Amazing Grace just across the bridge to Bayou Tours to Gift Shop and Old Mill Antiques. On take an informative cruise on Big Cypress Vale, be sure to look in Footsteps for Bayou. In the evening, after another meal shoes and foot solutions that will improve in one of our great restaurants, you might your life. On Walnut, watch the model cap off the day by taking a horse drawn trains at Roy’s Toys & Trains, shop year- carriage ride with the Lone Star Carriage round at the M&M Christmas Store, find Company, renting a bicycle at Jefferson BBlllaackburns’s® home décor accessories at Pat Ann’s and Pedal Power or walking a ghost tour of Faccttory OOuutlleet shop for antiques at Big Cypress Antique Jefferson’s downtown. Emporium, Jefferson Antique Mall and These and other shops and attractions Three Rivers Antiques. Polk Street boasts await you in Jefferson. Visit soon and WeWe ship anywhere!anywherywhere! the popular gift shops Blessings, Two’s often. You will find more than meets the Company, Yesteryear Gift Shop and Texas eye. You might even find that you belong www.blackburnsfactoryoutlet.comwww..blackburnsfactoryoutlet..com Treasures, and antique shops Gold Leaf here. Welcome back. Welcome home. 108108 EastEast LafayetteLafayette Jefferson,Jefferson, TTexasexas 7756575657 UNCERTAIN TEXAS FLEA MARKET 9903-665-11280 3 - 6 6 5 - 11 2 8 4985 BROADWAY 11-800-657-5073- 8 0 0 - 6 5 7 - 5 0 7 3 SPECIALL FACTORYFFACTACTOORRYY PRICES • TOOLS • GIFTS • FLAGS • KNIVES • YARD ORNAMENTS • CAMPSTOVES “Where you can be certain you’ll get a good deal!” 1st &3rd weekend of each month Thursday - Set up day 10-2 • Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9-6 903-679-3792 • 903-930-4587 Page 28 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011

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SCARLETT OʼHARDYʼS: reservations, call country store, primitives. www.jef fer - & Sunday 9-6. Taylor St. at Main. Greek Revival 665-2631 or 866-33-HOTEL 903-679-8792 Website: www.scarlet9to0h3a-6rd6y5.c-1o9m 39. songeneralstore.com home. Tours throughout the year for CLASSIC INN & OJEnlFinFeEReSsOeNr - 903-665-8481 six or more with advance reserva - RvaEtSioEnRs,VAInTnIONInSn: formation and WISE MANO3R12BHEoDusAtoNnDSBt.,REEmAaK il-: Caddo Lodging & tions. . Visit us at Calendars of Events. FAST INN: 903-665-1939 www.clas - [email protected] or visit us at Tours www.scarlettohardy.com. sicinn.com 800-468-2627 www.wisemanor.com. 903-665-4500 Restaurants BILLY CARTERʼS CADDO 11. SINGLETONʼS VIRGINIA LAKE Oʼ THE PINES AUNTIE SKINNERʼS RIVERBOAT Visit Ranch 401 N. Soda. Greek Re - Bonner’s Busy 107 W. GUIDE SERVICE: CROSS: JASON BONNER: CAuLsUtiBn.AND RESTAURANT:Located Marina - Oldest Inland Marina in vival home with period furnishings. B Ranch. 1100 W. Prospect Rd., 903-665-7121. Regular tours Saturday 1 p.m. Call downtown. Specializing in good food Texas. Uncertain, TX. Jefferson, Texas 75657. www.busy - and good times. Open 7 days a 903-789- for information at G1i19fPtos lk St. Chris - www.johnsonsranch.net 903-665-3938. branch.com week 11 a.m. until we close. Now 3213 Corner of 903-665-3018 BtiaLnEbSoSoIkNsG, Sgi: fts, fragrance lamps, 12. CAPTAINʼS CASTLE: serving breakfast Sat. & Sun. 6 a.m. Pontoon Alley and Walker, in the Historic Dis - crosses, home decor, body & bath, MYSTIQUE TOURS: - 11 a.m. Lunch specials everyday. barge tours of Caddo Lake. By trict. Open for tours by appt. only. baggallini bags, & Staxx rings. Website: www.captainscastle.com. Live entertainment Thursday, Friday appt. 903-679-3690 or 903-930- and Saturday nights. Check for mid-week specials. Bed & Breakfasts [email protected] 2489 903- 201 W. 120 W. 449 Cy - 665-2330 303 AUSTIN PLACE BED & BAuAsKtinERSYt. SReErvSinTgAbUreRaAkNfaTs:t & lunch. 405 Moseley. 303 W. Austin St. DLaIVfaAySette&. WaDtAchISesIE, Sp:urses, can - SHADY GLADE RESORT: 13. THE GROVE: BREAKFAST: Visit www.thebakeryrestaurant.net press Dr. Take a guided tour through one of the dles, jewelry, baby items, flower 903-789-3295 or 877-Go 903-235-2236 . Starting cabin rates at $60 historical and haunted homes from 409 W. Austin. Pet arrangements. 903-665-BAKE (2253) Caddo Jefferson's past. 2 p.m. Saturday, 11 AUNT DOEʼS: 903-665-3382, 903- a night. friendly. [email protected] 665-0003 JEFFERSONʼS OLD1-F0A1SMHaIrOkeN t a.m. Sunday or by appt. 903-665- 115 E. HAMBURGER STORE: www.thegrove-jefferso9n0.3c-o6m 65- 8518 FASHION & ART REVIVAL: St. Homemade pies, gourmet ham - See Directory on page 30 8018 Page 30 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011

Directory Continued.. SPATTERDOCK GUEST HOUSE: 2011-12 Calendar of Events 168 N. Mossy Brake Rd. Uncer - tain. www.spatter - 903-789-3268. (Schedule subject to change without notice) dock.com FM UNCERTAIN INN LAKESIDE: October 1, 2011 “Jefferson’s Citywide Rummage Sale” 2198, 4.6 miles east of Caddo Lake State Park. Tours October 7-9, 2011 14th Annual Boo Run Benefit 903-789-3292. on Caddo Lake. Uncertain General October 7-9, 14-16, 21-23, 28-31, 2011 Terror on the Bayou & Runaway Fright Train Store and Grill. Also cater private parties. Visit us at our website: October 15, 2011 Marion County Beauty Pageant www.uncertaininn.com. October 16, 2011 Taste of Jefferson October 20-22, 2011 Marion County Fair Boat Tours October 29, 2011 Friends of the Jefferson Carnegie Library Annual Golf Tournament Pontoon Barge MYSTIQUE TOURS: tours of Caddo Lake. By Apointment. October 29, 2011 Krewe of Hebe & Auntie Skinners “Monster Bash”

903-679-3690 or 903-930-2489 November 5, 2011 History, Haunts & Legends Paranormal Conference PADDLEWHEEL BOAT TOURS ON November 11-12, 2011 Trammel’s Trace Rendezvous Visit out of the way places CADDO: aboard our new Swamp Thing pad - November 12-13, 2011 Books Alive Conference @ 1st United Methodist Church dlewheeler. Owned & Operated by November 24-26, 2011 Rail of Lights Christmas Train Johnny & LaLette Fletcher. 888-325- November 25, 2011 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony @ Lions Park 5459 November 25, 2011 Merchant’s Open House December 1-3, 8-10, 2011 29th Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes Miscellaneous December 1-4, 8-11, 15-18 Rail of Lights Christmas Train 22-25, 2011 C. LYNN DAUGHRITY, ATTOR - 205 N. Walnut. Call NEY AT LAW: for an appointment. December 5, 2011 “Jefferson’s Old Fashioned Christmas Parade” 903-665-7408 December 18, 2011 “Uncertain Floating Christmas Parade” @ Caddo Lake FIRST UNIT30E5DWM.EHTeHnOdeDrIsSoT n. CHURCH: www.jeffersonfumc.com December 31, 2011 Friends of the Jefferson Carnegie Library New Year’s Eve & Dance 903-665- 3268 December 31, 2011 Rail of Lights New Years Train “FSOaOveTSyoTuErPsSo:le1s1”6wNith. VpaelresoSnt.al - February 17-19, 2012 Mardi Gras Upriver ized attention to your feet. Dr. Tim - othy Tesi, DPM & Board Certified Pedorthist. 903-665-3339 JEFFERSON VISITOR CENTER: 305 E. Austin Street. 903-665-3733. Ideal for conferences, meetings, wed - dings, reunions, receptions & special events. 122 JEFFERSON PEDAL POWER: E. Austin St. Bikes, Call the Marion 903-926-5167. Trikes, etc. rentals/tours. 601 N. County Chamber of KENT THIGPEN, D.D.S.: Walnut. 903-665-3914 Call Commerce at THE LONESTAR CARRIAGE: Liesl Trice @ Clydes - 903-926-8216. dale horse tours of Jefferson & wed - 903-665-2672 dings. www.jeffersontexascarriage.com for more PORT JEFFERSON ABSTRACT 111 Vale St. information. AND TITLE COMPANY: 903-665-2583 WOMEN OF JEFFERSON ORGAN - Business and proffesional IZATION: women supporting each other and the community. Information 903-665- Meetings every second Tues - 9900. day at Bulldog Pizza. Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 31 TheThe HistoricHistoric JeffersonJefferson RailwayRailway TERROR RAIL OF ON THE BAYOU LIGHTS in Runaway Christmas Tra Fright Train Make this a Christmas to and remember aboard the Creepy Rail of Lights Christmas Train. The unforgettable Screamin’ ride on an old-fashioned Corn Maze steam train will awe passengers as they view OCTOBER more than 300,000 lights 8TH through along the Big Cypress Bayou. Hear the “History HALLOWEEN of the Christmas Tree” as Friday, you view more than 25 Saturday decorated scenes along & Sunday the track.

Located in the bottoms along RAIL OF LIGHTS the Big Cypress Bayou- THURSDAY - SUNDAY dark, steamy & creepy. Thanksgiving - December 26th Located at 400 E. Austin St. We dare you not to scream! 866-398-2038 1602 State Hwy 49 E. www.RailofLights.com

There is space available at the RV Park for NEW YEAR’S TRAIN the BOO Benefit the second weekend of Ring in the New Year with the Rail of Lights October. Take in all of the fireworks on New Year’s Train! Running on December 31st New Year’s weekend with a stay in and January 1st. The ride features the www.JeffersonRailway.com the RV Park, dropping of the ball in Time Square, Call 866-398-2038 for Reservations. www.CypressBayouRV.com complete with beverages, noisemakers CYPRESS BAYOU RV PARK www.DiamondDon.com and a fantastic 1602 STATE HWY 49 E. fireworks display on each ride! Page 32 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011

Chez Lafayette HISTORIC JEFFERSONPresents FOUNDATION The 29th Annual Bed & Breakfast Candlelight Tour of Homes

Private Cottage Thursdays, December 1 & December 8, 3-7 p.m. Room in Main House/Private Entrance Fridayand Saturday,Dec. 2 & 3, 5-9 p.m. Full Breakfast Queen Beds/Private Baths Fridayand Saturday,December 9 & 10, 5-9 p.m. Porch/Ceiling Fans/Rocking Chairs For more information: (903) 665-7064 Beautifully Landscaped Garden P.O. Box 688, Jefferson, Texas 75657 Located on historic Lafayette Street next door to Carnegie Library www.historicjeffersonfoundation.com 903-665-3145 www.chezlafayette.com • [email protected]

Lodging availability Guest Rooms and reservations: Belle’s 903-665-1939 Scarlett’s Pittypat’s 410 Taylor St. BED & BREAKFAST Mammy’s Jefferson, Texas The Generals’ www.scarlettohardy.com

Thurs.-Sat. Souvenir 10 AM - 5 PM Gift Shop Other days by appointment. Admission: Call in Adult...$3 advance to Child...$1 confirm Scarlett O’Hardy’s, a Greek Revival home, features fine architectural (12 and under) hours. details, light fixtures, antique furnishings, and family collections.

HOME TOURS With advance reservations, group tours for six or more are welcome throughout the year. Call 903-665-1939 to schedule your tour. 903-665-1939 • 408 Taylor St. • Jefferson, Texas 75657 $6.00 per person