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Archives and Research

The Commission maintains an archive of important documents, photographs and other information on Walker County, which is available to researchers.

The Commission has done research and made contributions to:

• Handbook of Texas
• Images of the Past, A Pictorial History of Walker County - Home of Sam Houston
• Huntsville -- Images of America by Dr. Jeff Littlejohn of Sam Houston State University

The Commission can perform limited local historic file search by request. Please contact the Commission for details.

Publications

The Commission publishes historical works important to Walker County. These include:

• Walker County, a History - 1986
• Images of the Past, A Pictorial History of Walker County - Home of Sam Houston - 1992 (in conjunctin with Huntsville Item)
• Walker County Map
• Pen and ink drawings
  • Sam Houston's Home - 1848
  • The Steamboat House - 1858
  • Austin College Building - 1851
  • Old Main - 1889
  • 4th Walker County Courthouse - 1888