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Historic Walker County tells the story of this unique part of Texas, from its earliest inhabitants, the Cenis Indians to its present prominence as a hub of education, state corrections, agriculture, tourism and timber. The book tells through word and picture the role the area played in the Texas Republic, how Texas first president, Sam Houston, came to reside in Huntsville and how the Trinity River added to the regional economy through steamboat transportation of cotton and logs. It recounts the founding of Austin College in 1852, the forerunner of Sam Houston State University. And the book focuses on the amazing development of Walker County through the 20th Century and into the 21st.