Palestine, Texas - East Texas Piney Woods - City Tour

Palestine (/ˈpælɪstiːn/ PAL-ih-steen) is a city in and the seat of Anderson County in the U.S. state of Texas.[5] It was named for Palestine, Illinois, by preacher Daniel Parker, who had migrated from that town.[6] It is also contested that Micham Main named Palestine after his hometown of Palestine, Illinois when he and his family arrived here along with the Parker family and several others.