Kicking off a full day of festivities, the opening ceremony

Raum and her team have made plans for free tours around town that will include a candlelight tour of Howard House, a cemetery tour, a courthouse square tour and a behind-the-scenes courthouse tour on

Saturday. A carnival is also in the works.

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"The community picnic on Sunday, Oct. 17 will be a big deal," Raum said. "No one will want to miss it."

Other planned activities include:

Opening Ceremonies

October 16 - 9 a.m.

Kicking off a full day of festivities, the opening ceremony at the

bandstand in Reagan Park will host local drumlines from Palestine area

schools, story telling of the founding of the city of Palestine and

Anderson County and a welcome acknowledgement by the mayor.

Railroad Heritage Center

Mon- Sat. - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

Relish the romance of the rails as depicted by the 37' X 17' HO