ALTO, TEXAS— I dream about Caddo Mounds. As a youth, I visited the remains of the Puye Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico during festival season. Later, I clambered around the even more dramatic cliff ...

Texas takes its name from the Native American word taysha, which means friend. The word comes from Caddo tribe, whose members once lived and farmed across parts of the American South from Arkansas and ...

For some, Saturday’s gathering at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site beneath a blanket of grey sky was a time for levity — an opportunity to celebrate the progress made since deadly tornados ripped the ...

On April 13, 2019, a tornado touched down directly on Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, in Alto, about thirty miles west of Nacogdoches. The storm chewed up cars, trees, and most of the modern, ...

Jun. 23—ALTO — Three years ago a tornado ripped apart the facilities at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, six miles west of Alto. Construction is ongoing to replace the museum that was destroyed that ...

ALTO, Texas (KTRE) - The Caddo Mounds State Historic Site in Alto held its grand reopening following the 2019 tornado that hit during Caddo Culture Day. The site is located off State Highway 21 West ...

ALTO, Texas — The Texas Historical Commission on Saturday will honor the reopening of the visitor center at Caddo Mounds State Historic Site five years after a tornado destroyed the museum and grass ...