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Atakapan Indians were among the first inhabitants of the Anahuac region. By the 19th century, the bluff above the Trinity River was known as Perry's Point. A fort was built there in 1830 by a Mexican garrison under the command of Col. John Davis Bradburn, who named the installation after the ancient capital of the Aztecs. The first armed confrontation between Anglo-American and Mexican troops occurred at Anahuac in 1832, and the fort was left in ruins.

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ARTICLEAnahuac Atakapan Indians were among the first inhabitants of the Anahuac region. By the 19th century, the bluff above the Trinity River was known as Perry's Point. A fort was built there in 1830 by a Mexican garrison under the command of Col. John Davis Bradburn, who named the installation after the ancient capital of the Aztecs. The first armed confrontation between Anglo-American and Mexican troops occurred at Anahuac in 1832, and the fort was left in ruins.Anahuac
NATIONAL PARKAngelina National Forest Angelina National Forest surrounds Sam Rayburn Reservoir in East Texas, off US 69 east of Lufkin. The forest's 153,179 acres encompass fragments of the “Pineywoods” region, which was heavily logged early in the 20th century. Towering pines and hardwoods have returned, sheltering deer, squirrels and occasional turkeys.Angelina National Forest
NATIONAL PARKBig Thicket National Preserve Big Thicket National Preserve encompasses 15 units in southeast Texas. The 113,121-acre park protects one of the country's most biologically diverse wilderness areas. Until the 19th century, this region was a vast and almost impenetrable combination of woodlands and swamps.Big Thicket National Preserve
NATIONAL PARKDavy Crockett National Forest Davy Crockett National Forest borders the Neches River in East Texas. Since logging ended in the 1920s, this pine and hardwood forest has made a dramatic comeback. One of the best ways to see the 161,500-acre area is via the 20-mile-long Davy Crockett National Forest
NATIONAL PARKHomochitto National Forest Homochitto National Forest covers 188,994 acres in Mississippi's southwestern corner, lying mostly within the Homochitto River watershed. Twenty-five miles of hiking trails meander through the Clear Springs recreational area. Other popular activities are camping, boating, swimming and hunting.Homochitto National Forest
NATIONAL PARKJean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve Comprising six sites in the Mississippi Delta region, the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve was established to preserve some of the state's richest natural and historic resources.Jean Lafitte National Historical Park And Preserve
NATIONAL PARKKisatchie National Forest Kisatchie National Forest extends across the central and northern parts of the state. The terrain of Louisiana's only national forest, comprised of six districts and more than 600,000 acres, varies from swamps of hardwood and cypress trees draped with Spanish moss to sandstone hills covered with longleaf pine. Farming and lumbering in the early 1900s left much of this land unproductive, but most of the area revived after the forest's establishment in 1930.Kisatchie National Forest
NATIONAL PARKLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is 2 blks. s. of US 290 in Johnson CityLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
NATIONAL PARKPadre Island National Seashore Padre Island National Seashore is parallel to the Gulf coast and reached via the JFK causeway at Corpus Christi. The national seashore covers 70 miles of 113-mile Padre Island, considered the longest undeveloped barrier island in the world. Some 600 species of plants and wildflowers can be found on the sand-duned strip of land, which is only .5 to 3 miles wide. To the east lies the Gulf and to the west the Laguna Madre, including a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway. On the Laguna Madre side lies the park's Bird Island Basin, a highly regarded and popular windsurfing spot.Padre Island National Seashore
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