Discover East Texas’ Black Giant Trail

Discover East Texas’ Black Giant Trail

By P.A. Geddie Exploring Rusk, Upshur, and Gregg counties in the Upper East Side of Texas, visitors find the vast area of the East Texas Oil Field and the resulting fulfillment of dreams ignited by the oil boom era. This region was mostly an easygoing rural farming...
Honoring the Freedom Fighters

Honoring the Freedom Fighters

Memorials Honor Veterans: Past, Present, and Future “May it remind us that our country must always be defended against forces that would deny us our freedom.” Red River Veterans Memorial Monument, Paris, Texas By P.A. Geddie All over the Upper East Side of Texas...