The Pine Bough
December 2008
This issue of the Pine Bough features a photographic history of the Rayville Ranch, a cattle raising operation of Southern Pine Lumber Company from 1913 to 1933 and a World War II B-24 Bomber flight log of Diboll native Gayle Cruthirds. The scrapbook section features 18 pages of interesting subjects, including the Neches River, early game preserves, clearcutting, the communities of Nancy and Wildhurst, Prairie Grove School, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and Big Thicket hunting camps. Additionally, the news and notices section shares about The History Center’s exciting year of events and activities.
“The Lonesomest Place in the World:” A Photographic History of the Rayville Ranch, 1913-1933, by Jonathan Gerland
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Eyewitness to History: World War II Flight Log Reaches Local Students, by Emily Hyatt
22
Scrapbook Pages
28
Civilian Conservation Corps
28
Big Thicket Hunting
29
World War I
30
Prairie Grove School
31
Neches River
32,33,40
Camp Nancy
34-37
Texas Forest Festival
38
Logging Camps
39
Farrah Fawcett
41
Truck Driving
42
Clearcutting
43
Wildhurst
44
Game Preserves
45
News & Notices
46
