Vol. XXX, NO. 2 © Historic Jefferson Foundation Published by Historic Jefferson Foundation, Jefferson, Texas Fall/Winter 2011 Welcome to Jefferson Courtesy Photo by Stephanie Lester Candlelight 2011 12 Jefferson’s ties Home Tours Calendar o-f Events to the Civil War Page 16-17 Page 30 Page 5 Page 2 Jeffersonian Fall/Winter 2011 Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Page 3 Fall/Winter 2011 Jeffersonian Bed & BreakfastBrreakfast A Publication of Historic Jefferson Foundation 2011 Historic Jefferson Foundation Officers President: Laura Omer Miller Vice-President: Skip Torrans KingKing Beds TTexTexasexas sizsizee frfrontont pporchoorch & gazgazeboebo Treasurer: Sam Ayer PPrivaterrivivate BathBathss ovoverlookingerlooking flowflowerer anandd bubutterflytterrflyfly gargardens.dens. Secretary: Georgette Freeman FFirFireplacesireplaces Off strstreeteet pprivaterivatte pparking.arkinng.g. 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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 TTexasexas WWinesiness • Caddo Lake & Uncertain wonder that this nineteenth-century edi - on the exterior. Cumberland Presbyterian TTexasexas 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 11am11am - 7 pm It is hard to imagine the original congre - well, but also know that their audience is LocatedLocaattteed nextnext toto Johnson’sJohnson’s RanchRaannch andaannd UncertainUUnncerrttaaiin IInnnn LakesideLaakkkeesiddee 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. Special times and rates for groups of 12-16 people. Call for available Holiday Tours 1 Hour Narrated Tour Padded seating & Roll down awning for passenger comfort Toll Free - 888-325-5459 www.caddolakepaddlewheeltours.com [email protected]