# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Photography Exhibition: The Upshaws of County Line, an exhibit by Richard Orton
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: Zion Hill Baptist Church Historic Site is proud to present The Upshaws of County Line: An American Family, a powerful photographic exhibit documenting the history and legacy of a Deep East Texas freedom colony. Beginning February 11, the exhibit will be available to view during regular business hours: Wednesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the first two Saturdays of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

In 1988, photographer Richard Orton began what became a twenty-five-year project documenting life in the African American community of County Line, founded in the 1870s by the newly emancipated Upshaw brothers, Guss, Felix, and Jim, and their families. County Line represents a lesser-known post-Emancipation story of formerly enslaved individuals who established independent, land-owning communities known as freedom colonies, largely beyond the reach of the dominant white culture of the Jim Crow era.

Rather than becoming sharecroppers or settling in towns where they worked for white landowners, residents of County Line created a self-sustaining refuge rooted in family, land ownership, and community. This exhibit offers an essential perspective on African American resilience, self-determination, and community building in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Based on Orton’s award-winning book of the same name, the exhibit was created by the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, toured for three years, and later gifted to the City of Nacogdoches. It is now part of the permanent collection at Zion Hill Baptist Church Historic Site.

For more information, please email historicsites@nactx.us
 or call 936-560-4441.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nacogdoches/photography-exhibition-the-upshaws-of-county-line-an-exhibit-by-richard-orton/200029406612002
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, photography
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 101

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Nacogdoches
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 324 N Lanana St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5060, United States
- **lat**: 31.60507
- **long**: -94.64876
- **full address**: 324 N Lanana St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5060, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Photography Exhibition: The Upshaws of County Line, an exhibit by Richard Orton being held?
  - **A:** Photography Exhibition: The Upshaws of County Line, an exhibit by Richard Orton takes place on Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am to Wed, 11 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am at 324 N Lanana St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5060, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Photography Exhibition: The Upshaws of County Line, an exhibit by Richard Orton?
  - **A:** Photography Exhibition: The Upshaws of County Line, an exhibit by Richard Orton is organized by Nac Historic Sites.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Photography Exhibition: The Upshaws of County Line, an exhibit by Richard Orton is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nacogdoches, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 100+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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