texarkana history

There's a lot of Texarkana history that comes to mind when you go downtown. There are some buildings that have survived the test of time whether they are still active today or right in the middle of restoring and renovating a part of Texarkana's past.

It's time once again for some Texarkana nostalgia! Let's crank up this Texarkana time machine and see where it leads us this time.

Texarkana has seen its changes through the years, unfortunately, nothing ever stays the same. The future looks bright for this once-thriving railroad town that was once considered the gateway to the west.

The Texarkana Museums System presents "Tea with History" at the P.J. Ahern Home on Saturday, March 26, at 403 Laurel Street in historic downtown Texarkana.

Texarkana is my hometown born and raised here. There's certainly a lot of history and memories that I can remember. Over the past couple of months, I have done a series on places you may remember from Texarkana's past. But in this one, we're going way back before I was even born for something called "Bet You didn't know these places ever existed in Texarkana."

Over the course of the past few months, I have been doing some nostalgic stories on places in Texarkana that you may remember growing up here that no longer remain or are either abandoned buildings or have been torn down.

Texarkana has always had a lot of history with old buildings, some buildings are still here but are just a mere shell of what used to be and others are being renovated to help preserve Texarkana's past. However, some are totally gone and some were really beautiful buildings that still should still be here.

Take a walk through one of Texarkana's oldest cemeteries as the Texarkana Museums System has another twilight tour. This month it's a tour of Rose Hill Cemetery Saturday, evening, November 6 beginning at 6:30 PM.

Texarkana is my hometown I started my career in radio when I was a teenager in high school and have been doing radio most of my life. Texarkana has given me a ton of great memories and I'm sure if you were born here some of the same applies to you too. Let's take a trip down old memory lane together. Remember in Texarkana When?

I always enjoy looking up Texarkana history. Does anyone remember the Armistice Day parade?

Having been born and raised in Texarkana I find myself at times on the weekend driving around the city to see if I can remember where a certain business, restaurant, or retail store used to be and if the building is still standing.

Would you like to learn more about Texarkana's history? It was colorful, to say the least, and dangerous too. Did you know that Texarkana's first mayor was murdered? This will be the subject of a program hosted by the Lindsey Railroad Museum called 'Murder on Broad Street'.