1716Government
In 1716, Spain established a mission there, Misión Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, the first European construction in the area.
1772History
In 1772, they ordered all settlers in the area to move to San Antonio.
1779Economy
Colonel Antonio Gil Y'Barbo, a Spanish trader, emerged as the leader of the settlers, and in the spring of 1779, he led a group back to Nacogdoches.
1820History
People from the United States began moving to settle in Nacogdoches in 1820, and Texas's first English-language newspaper was published there.
1832Military
In 1832, the Battle of Nacogdoches brought many local settlers together, as they united in their stand to support a federalist form of government.
1836Architecture
Sam Houston lived in Nacogdoches for four years prior to the Texas Revolution (1836) and opened a law office downtown.
1845Education
He worked to establish Nacogdoches University, which operated from 1845 to 1895.
1857History
Rusk suffered from depression as a result of the untimely death of his wife and killed himself on July 29, 1857.
1858History
August Tubbe was a German-born immigrant, who with his elderly mother, left Germany in 1858 and arrived in Nacogdoches by 1859.
1859Economy
Nacogdoches also contains one of the last surviving family-owned homestead plantations in East Texas, the August Tubbe Plantation, owned and operated by the same family which es...
1865Military
However, after the war, Barret returned to Oil Springs, an area about 13 miles (21 km) east of Nacogdoches, to resume his project by acquiring another drilling contract in 1865.
1866Economy
Barret struck oil on September 12, 1866, at a depth of 106 feet (32 m).
1868Economy
In 1868, the price of oil dropped so low that Barret lost his financial backing, and was forced to resign from the project.
1889History
The fields then lay dormant for another 20 years, until 1889, when various drilling companies had 40 wells on the site.
1890History
The site was never very productive, only yielding 54 barrels in 1890.
1899Government
== Newspaper ==
The Daily Sentinel, founded in 1899, is published and distributed in the Nacogdoches area.
1912Culture
=== 1900s–present ===
In 1912, the Marx Brothers came to town to perform their singing act at the old Opera House (now the SFA Cole Art Center).
1946Disaster
On January 4, 1946, a violent tornado devastated part of the city, killing ten people and injuring 200 others.
1950Civil Rights
In the edition of March 8, 1950, of You Bet Your Life, Marx said, "I was once pinched in Nacogdoches for playing euchre on the front porch of a hotel.
1971Education
The Old Nacogdoches University Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
1997History
In 1997, singer Willie Nelson came to Nacogdoches to perform with his friend, Paul Buskirk, a mandolin player.
1998History
Nacogdoches has been in the Texas Main Street Program since 1998.
2000History
The highest recorded temperature was 112 °F (44.4 °C) in 2000.
2003History
On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, depositing debris across Texas.
2004History
In 2004, he released those recordings on an album called Nacogdoches.
2005Disaster
On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita struck Nacogdoches as a category-1 hurricane.
2008Disaster
On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike struck Nacogdoches as a category-1 hurricane.
2014History
=== American Community Survey ===
The median household income for the city was $54,444 from 2014 to 2019, against the statewide median household income of $64,034.
2021History
The lowest recorded temperature was −3 °F (−19.4 °C) in 2021.