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Summary and Frequenly Asked Questions:
- Nacogdoches is a small city in East Texas in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
- It is considered “the oldest town in Texas” because there is evidence of settlement at the city site 10,000 years ago.
- Nacogdoches is the home of Stephen F. Austin State University.
- Millard's Crossing Historic Village is a living history museum and a charming reconstructed village that tells the story of the spirit of the settlers in East Texas.
- The Sterne–Hoya House Museum and Library was built in 1830 for a German immigrant, Adolphus Sterne.
- The Old University Building, completed in 1859, serves as a museum of 19th-century education, a Confederate Hospital, and community events.
- The 42-acre Pineywoods Native Plant Center is located at the Stephen F. Austin State University campus and contains several spectacular plant collections.
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