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The 'Atlanta' has a luxurious interior with four staterooms, lounge, dining room, kitchen, butler's pantry and bathroom, within a stone's throw of the Excelsior Hotel where Gould prophesized the city's demise after the citizens expressed a preference for grass over railroad tracks. Admission.

Location: Austin St, Jefferson Texas Telephone 903-665-2513

Other History nearby:
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(Shreveport) Ark-la-tex Antique & Classic Vehicle Mu.
(Jefferson) Beard House
(Karnack) Birthplace Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson
(Oil City) Caddo-Pine Island Oil, Historical Museum
(Tyler) Camp Ford

03/28 Coming to The Jefferson area
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Texas Shakespeare Festival Kilgore TX June27-July28 The Texas Shakespeare Festival employs high caliber actors, designers, and directors from throughout the nation.
Hope Watermelon Festival Hope AR August9-11 Watermelon Olympics, melon judging and auction, watermelon eating contest, seed spitting contest, melon toss, antique engine show, entertainment and SW Arkansas' largest arts and crafts show.