Historic Walking Tours for October

If you want a guided tour of the historic downtown of Nacogdoches, then the Walking Tours are just for you. They have recently opened a new piece of history to the Walking Tours, The Milam Lodge No. 2. This Lodge was founded in 1837 by John Henry Holland and they rented and donated facilities until the 1920s. The Milam Lodge is the oldest operating lodge in the State of Texas. This is the first time this Lodge has been open to the public, and is a very interesting look into the historical past times of Nacogdoches.

These historical walking tours also include: Caddo Indian burial mound, Oak Grove Cemetery, the Old University Building, Zion Hill Baptist Church, the Adolphus Sterne House, Durst Taylor House and Gardens, and many more historical places. These tours will take place every Saturday in October at the Visitors' Center at 10:30 a.m. which is located at 200 E. Main Street. The cost is $2 and can be purchased at 10:00 a.m.; children 12 and under are free. So come out and enjoy the historical sites that Nacogdoches, TX has to offer!!

Photo: Statue of Antonio Gil Y'Barbo, father of Nacogdoches, located on the historic town square.