Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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A campus for all seasons The SFA campus has been called one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States. With each season comes a new display of nature s color. Fall brings rich autumn colors to campus as huge old trees all over campus lose their brightly colored leaves along sidewalks and paths. Spring brings the campus to full color with dogwood and azalea blossoms. These fragrant blossoms give SFA its most pic- turesque setting. During every season the pine trees stand tall and green, giving the campus an unusual beauty all year long. This beauty has drawn students as well as visitors to the university among the pines. Photos by Julie Creech.

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Millard ' s Crossing Millard ' s Crossing is a collection of eight of the oldest homes in Nacogdoches, recon- ditioned and furnished with antiques. The Millard-Lee House was built about 1837 by Nacogdoches merchant-deputy post- master-road overseer Robert F. Millard as a family home that was sometimes used as a boardinghouse. In 1859, David Lee, a black- smith-merchant-county official, bought the house which was then located near the public square in Nacogdoches. It remained there until 1960 as the Lee family home. In 1970, Mrs. Albert (Lera Millard) Thomas bought, moved and restored the house at Millard Crossing. It was named for the builder s fami- lies. Other historical points of interest include an old buggy that dates back 100 years; an old log fence reflects 19th century East Texas and an old bell which stands next to the Millard- Lee House.

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The Nacogdoches University was char- tered by the Republic of Texas on February 3, 1845 as a co-educational institution to fulfill settlers ideals for higher education. The university was financed by public sub- scriptions and was probably the first non- sectarian institution in Texas. It opened in September, 1845. Marcus A. Montrose, an outstanding early Texas educator, was its first president. During the Civil War, it served as a hos- pital for Confederate soldiers and later was used by Federal regiments as their head- quarters. The university was once used as a Catho- lic School and also by the Milam Lodge. In 1904, it was deeded to Nacogdoches High School and was used until the 1930 s when it was condemned. It was restored as a museum in the 1960 s and is still located on the old Nacogdoches High School campus. Nacogdoches University i 1 10