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PINEY WOODS REGION |
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The Piney Woods is sometimes referred to as East Texas or Deep East
Texas.
The Piney Woods Region is so named because much of the region
is covered by tall pine tree forests. You can see the Spanish influence in the Piney Woods Region in towns like Nagodoches, which began as a Spanish fort in the 1700s. |
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The Piney Woods has a lot of lakes, including Caddo Lake, which is
the only natural lake in Texas. The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
is in Athens in the Piney Woods Region.
In the Piney Woods Region of Texas you will find Christmas event called the Holiday Trail of Lights which will take you to 6 cities in 2 states, to Marshall, Kilgore and Jefferson in Texas plus Shreveport-Bossier City and Natchitoches in Louisiana. |
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Texas National Parks, Monuments, Preserves, Historic Site & Recreation Areas |
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Big Thicket National Preserve Conroe Gilmer Jefferson Kilgore Marshall
Nacogdoches New Boston Palestine Rusk Tyler Texarkana |
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Conroe Huntsville Jefferson | |||
Nacogdoches Marshall Gilmer | |||
Rusk Tyler Kilgore | |||
Big Thicket National Preserve | |||