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3 unusual facts about Rusk County


First Presbyterian Church of Dallas

First Presbyterian Church of Dallas was founded February 3, 1856, by the Rev. Robert Hamilton Byers, stated supply pastor for Presbyterian churches in Rusk and Henderson counties.

Holcombe Flowage

A small part of the reservoir also extends northward into the Town of Willard in Rusk County.

New London School explosion

A 1930 oil find in Rusk County had boosted the local economy, and educational spending grew with it.


Isaac H. Ferguson

Isaac H. Ferguson - (About 1776 - January 1, 1848) was the first settler of Marine Township, Illinois, Ferguson moved to Texas in 1846 and at the age of 70 became a company commander of Rusk County, Texas to fight in the Mexican-American War.

Wisconsin Highway 40

It runs in north–south in northwest Wisconsin from Radisson to near Elk Mound, passing through Sawyer, Rusk, Chippewa, and Dunn counties.


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