Denton
1848 Denton County Seat
Corinth, TX
Originally part of the Republic of Texas’ Fannin County, Denton County was established in 1846, when the first legislature of the State...
1927 Denton City Hall
Denton, TX
From 1894 until October 1927, the Denton City Hall was housed in an 1877 red brick building located at the corner of Oak and Bolivar...
Beulah A. Harriss
Denton, TX
Beulah A. Harriss (1889-1977) moved to Denton in 1914 from Nebraska to become the first women’s physical education teacher at North Texas...
Bolivar, Townsite of
Denton, TX
Named indirectly for Simon Bolivar, South American statesman, general and patriot.
City of Krum
Krum, TX
Located in west-central Denton County, the city of Krum began as a pioneer settlement, known as the Jackson community, near present-day...
City of Pilot Point
Pilot Point, TX
Attracted by fertile land and abundant water and game, pioneers began to settle at this site near the edge of the Cross Timbers region in...
Community of Little Elm
Little Elm, TX
The community of Little Elm is located on land that was part of the original Peters Colony empresario grant awarded by the Republic of...
Denton County
Denton, TX
Created April 11, 1846 from Fannin County; organized July 13, 1846 with Denton as county seat.
Denton County Courthouse
Denton, TX
Built 1896-97. Fifth courthouse for Denton County.
Elm Fork Bridge
Denton, TX
This historic bridge was an important two-way traffic bridge over the Elm Fork of the Trinity River for growing automobile traffic in...
Flower Mound
Flower Mound, TX
Settlers of the Peters Colony named this smooth, dome-shaped hill for the abundant wild flowers that grow on it.
Harrington, Cassady and Clark Cemeteries
Little Elm, TX
The Harrington, Cassady, and Clark Cemeteries are three separate historically African American cemeteries all located on 1.77 acres in...
James Newton and Eva Tabor Rayzor House
Denton, TX
JAMES NEWTON RAYZOR WAS BORN DECEMBER 10, 1858 IN LOCKPORT, KENTUCKY.
Justin
Justin, TX
Located in the rich, fertile, softly rolling prairie land of north central Texas, Justin is situated at the confluence of the Denton,...
Martin-Russell House
Denton, TX
This prominent residence was built in 1925-27 at a cost of $30,000 for Dr. M.L. Martin (1869-1941) and his wife, Ailsey (Forester) Martin...
Mounts House
Denton, TX
Robert Noble Mounts (1863-1922) and Nannie Lee (Christal) Mounts (1870-1942) built this home in 1898.
Mounts-Wright House
Denton, TX
The Mounts family first arrived in Denton County in the 1850s from Virginia.
North Texas State Fair and Rodeo
Denton, TX
NORTH TEXAS STATE FAIR AND RODEO THE FIRST RECORDED FAIR IN THE DENTON AREA OPENED ON OCTOBER 15, 1885 AS THE DENTON COUNTY BLOODED STOCK...
Pilot Point Post-Signal
Pilot Point, TX
First published as the "Pilot Point Post," this newspaper was established in 1878 by David J. Moffitt (1848-1917) and James T. Jones...
Sanger and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Sanger, TX
Sanger originated in 1886 at mile post 392.16 as a water stop along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Route leading north from Fort...
Texas Normal College
Denton, TX
At this site, on the second floor of a hardware store, 70 students enrolled for the first session of Texas Normal College and Teacher...
The City of Denton
Denton, TX
Pioneers settled this locality in the 1840s.
Woodrum-Boyd House
Denton, TX
In 1932, newlyweds Elbert Norfleet "E.N." Woodrum (1901-1955) and Comette Josephine (Ramsey) Woodrum (1910-1986) hired contractors to...