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[Unidentified Image of Man]

Tin Type image of an unidentified man found among the papers of the Conaway family that was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Photo of a drawing of the Hunter House Hotel]

Photo of a drawing of the Hunter House Hotel. David Clark Hunter bought a small house on Lot 8 block 9, original townsite map, in August 1848. By 1850, the hotel was a three storied building with an attic and an ell. According to Mary Kate Hunter, the old hotel burned and the prize register perished in the fire. It was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Perry Street and the Rusk Road. It also acted as a stage coach stop during the mid 1800's. Among the famous guests were: Sa… more