Cook's Fort
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.
31.7520° N, 95.1338° W
Where to Find It
about 3 miles south of Rusk on FM 241
Nearby Markers
- 1.1 mi NW C.S.A. Prisoner of War Compound
- 1.9 mi NE Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Cresent Iron Ore Furnaces Rusk
- 2.6 mi N Cedar Hill Cemetery Rusk
- 2.7 mi N Site of Rusk College Rusk
- 2.8 mi N James Stephen Hogg and Cherokee County Rusk
- 2.9 mi NW Confederate Training Camp Rusk