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Named in honor of Joseph T. Cook; native of North Carolina; Early settler in Nacogdoches; Owner of land on which a military company under Captain Black built a fort never attacked by Indians; On adjacent land, James Cook built a store and blacksmith shop; About them a village grew up; Population in 1846, 250; After establishment of Rusk, inhabitants moved there.
Cook's Fort is a historical marker in Rusk, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.7530, -95.1330 near Rusk. The nearest cataloged historic site is Salem (cemetery), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound, New Birmingham, and Sickenberger.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006633. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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