CHEROKEE COUNTY (TATE FAMILY)

1. Jacksonville City Cemetery, graves of Isaac Tate's sister, Manerva Tate Smyrl, and her husband (Isaac's brother-in-law), James Dunlap Smyrl. Some of their children are buried here too.
2. Heritage Center of Cherokee County (HCCC), 208 Henderson Street, Rusk, TX 75785 (open Saturday, 11 am-3 pm, and Sunday, 1 to 5 pm) Kevin Stingey, expert on New Birmingham
3. Site of Isaac and Sarah Tate's Rusk property, NW corner of 7th Street and Henderson Street.
4. Site of Tassie Belle and Star and Crescent Iron Ore Furnace, New Birmingham THC historical marker, on U.S. 69 south of Farm to Market 343 (State Highway 343), on the right when traveling south. The marker is 3 miles south of Rusk.
5. Site of Isaac and Sarah Tate's New Birmingham property, near U.S. 69 south of Rusk.

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