Woodville, Texas

East Texas City

Woodville, Texas

Home Of Allan Shivers

Visit The Heritage Village Museum

One of many East Texas towns that celebrate spring’s floral wonders, Woodville traces the origin of its Dogwood Festival to a 1938 barbecue held to lobby state officials for construction of a highway from Huntsville to the Louisiana border. Taken with the dogwood’s beauty, James E. Wheat (who would become the first president of the Texas State Historical Survey Committee, which became the Texas Historical Commission) suggested an annual observance, and the festival emerged several years before the highway. Mementos and memorabilia are exhibited in the Allan Shivers Library and Museum, dedicated to the Texas governor who spent his childhood in Woodville. Just outside town is the Heritage Village Museum, which grew from a 1950s tourist attraction and now features more than 30 relocated and replicated pioneer structures.

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Texas Forest Trail Partners

Tyler Co. Chamber
409-283-2632
www.tylercountychamber.com

Heritage Village Museum
409-283-2272
www.heritage-village.org

Shivers Library And Museum
409-283-3709
www.allanshiverslibrary.com

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150 Years Of Texas History In The Starr Family Home In Marshall

Nestled in the heart of Marshall’s museums and cultural activities, Starr Family Home State Historic Site is composed of several elegant structures. Period furnishings, clothing, and antiques trace the transition of the buildings through four generations of the Starr family in Texas history. Click here to read more.