(Cherokee County Historical Society. [Jacksonville Business District], Photograph, November 19, 1988; digital image, (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ ark:/67531/metapth354315/ : accessed October 01, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission, Rusk, Texas.)

 

"Jacksonville's business district prior to 1900. Building on the left was Heidelberg Hotel, while the building on the right was Charles H. Martin's Real Estate agency. The tall building on the left farther south is the First National Bank. The tall building on the right to the south of Martin's was the Ragsdale Brothers Store, with the Opera House on the second floor. The second tall building in the left background was the J. A. Templeton Building. Trees line the street on both sides. A well is placed in the intersection to water horses and other beasts of burden. The street is full of animals pulling carts. "

(The Houston Post, September2, 1912, P. 10)

In 1912, the bank was rebuilt at the same location.