Marshall, Texas–Hometown of George Foreman
Marshall, Texas has several famous sons and daughters. Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson, graduated from Marshall High School. Lady Bird got her nickname from a family maid who said she was as cute as a "Lady Bird." Lady Bird became...
Jacksonville, Texas–Tomato Capital of the World
Jacksonville is located in an area of rolling hills in East Texas, north of the county seat, Rusk, and south of Tyler. Area production and shipping of tomatoes gained the town the title "Tomato Capital of the World.” The impressive red iron ore rock Tomato Bowl, built...
Ennis, Texas–Where the Bluebonnet Trail Begins
Ennis, Texas is famous for the bluebonnets that blanket the hills around the town every spring, drawing about 50,000 visitors each year to an annual festival during the third weekend of April. The Ennis Garden Club has laid out 42 miles of trails that the Texas...