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Title
Hatchett's
Ferry
Inn
Subject
Wooden buildings
Taverns (Inns)
Architecture
Description
Photograph
of
Hatchett's
Ferry
Inn
, on the
Angelina
River
at the
boundary
between
Cherokee
and
Nacogdoches
counties
in
Texas
. The
old
road
that
passed
through
here
serviced
Atoy
,
Lowe's
Chapel
,
Taylor's
Chapel
, and
Smith
County
from
Nacogdoches
via
Thompon's
Bridge
on
West
Mud
Creek
.
David
Rusk
began
ferry
operation
there,
however
he
sold
it
to
H
.
G
.
Hatchett
in
circa
1850
,
who
continued
the
ferry
service
and also
operated
the
inn
to
provide
lodging
for
travelers
. The
Hatchett's
Ferry
Inn
,
demolished
in
1983
before
preservation
efforts
could
be
implemented
, was a
wooden
two-story
building
constructed
in the
tidelands
south
tradition
of
vernacular
architecture
. The
structure
is
an
example
of an
extended
I-house
with a
side
gable
tin
roof
, a
full
width
one-story
porch
on the
front
,
horizontal
board
siding
, and
divided
pane
double-hung
windows
(six-over-six
on the
second-floor
,
nine-over-six
on the
bottom
floor)
.
Location
Cherokee County
Nacogdoches County
Associated Dates
Unknown
Owner
Heritage Center of Cherokee County
Website
http://www.hccc-museum.org
Type
Photograph
Format
JPEG
Size
8x10
Rights
This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.
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