Grayson
Austin College
Sherman, TX
Oldest college in Texas operating under original charter.
B. H. Zauk
Sherman, TX
(September 11, 1857 - May 12, 1919) Bruno H. Zauk came to America alone at age 16 from his native Germany.
Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44)
Van Alstyne, TX
Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44) The U.S. Congress chartered the Boy Scouts of America organization in 1910.
Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County
Sherman, TX
In the mid-19th century, mail traffic between the eastern United States and the western states and territories was accomplished via...
Captain N. A. Birge House
Sherman, TX
Connecticut native Noble Allan Birge (1832-1902) came to Texas prior to the Civil War.
Carpenters Bluff Bridge
Denison, TX
Originally built as a railroad bridge for the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf (MO&G) Line, this landmark structure across the Red River...
City of Tom Bean
Tom Bean, TX
Thomas Bean, a wealthy Bonham landowner and surveyor, donated fifty acres of land in southeast Grayson County to be used for a branch...
Dorchester School
Dorchester, TX
The community of Dorchester was founded on the railroad during the early years of the twentieth century.
Eleventh Texas Cavalry
Sherman, TX
In May 1861, a frontier unit was organized at Camp Reeves in Sherman.
Federal Building (United States Courthouse)
Sherman, TX
After the Sherman Division of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas was established in 1902, plans were made to...
Fifrty Feet North to Grave of Collin Mc Kinney
Van Alstyne, TX
(April 17, 1766 - September 8, 1861) A pioneer leader of north Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Collin...
Fink
Pottsboro, TX
A community grew up near Fort Johnson on the Texas Military Road (also known as the Shawnee Trail) in the 1840s.
First Site of City of Sherman
Sherman, TX
When Grayson County was created on March 17, 1846, by the first Legislature of the State of Texas, the act named the county seat in honor...
First Texas Interurban
Sherman-Denison, TX
Electric railways (trolleys) provided convenient travel between many Texas cities for more than forty years.
Forest Park
Denison, TX
The city of Denison’s first public park was established in 1872.
George R. Reeves
Pottsboro, TX
(Jan. 3, 1826-Sept. 5, 1882) Man for whom 2600-sq. mi. West Texas county was named.
Grayson County
Sherman, TX
In the mainstream of Texas history for more than a century, this area was, in 1837, the site of Colonel Holland Coffee's Trading Post, a...
Grayson County, C. S. A.
Sherman, TX
(Star and Wreath) Military, defense and supply center in Civil War.
Hagerman
Pottsboro, TX
In 1904 James Patillo (J. P.) Smith platted streets here in a 10-acre wheat field and established the town of Hagerman.
J. K. Miller House
Denison, TX
Pioneer home of James Kinsey Miller and wife Orrena (Tabor), who came to Texas from North Carolina in 1852, settling in 1860 in area of...
Jabez and Harriet Haning
Howe, TX
Jabez Haning (1827-1883) came to Grayson County with his family in 1846.
Jesse P. Loving
Sherman, TX
(1836-1919) Missouri native Jesse "Jess" P. Loving came to Texas with his family in 1847.
Joseph G. Mc Coy, Promoter of Chisholm Trail
Denison, TX
(1837-1915) Livestock broker from Illinois, whose pioneering in cattle markets helped Texas rebuild the economy which had been wrecked in...
Kentucky Town
Whitewright, TX
When first settled in 1830s was known as Annaliza.
Merchants and Planters National Bank
Sherman, TX
One of the oldest banks in North Texas.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Denison, TX
In 1865 the Union Pacific Railway southern branch was incorporated to build a railroad from the St. Louis-Kansas City area to the Gulf of...
Ninth Texas Cavalry
Sherman, TX
The Ninth Texas Cavalry consisted of about 1,000 mounted volunteers from Grayson, Tarrant, Hunt, Hopkins, Cass, Red River, Titus, and...
North-South Railway Connection
Denison, TX
On December 24, 1872, a Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railroad train carrying 100 passengers arrived here in the newly established...
Old Bass Home
Denison, TX
(Originally at 215 W. Houston, Sherman) Oldest extant house in city.
Old Cedar Community
Sherman, TX
Settled in 1848 by Grayson County pioneers, who reclaimed land from wilderness, raiding Indians and hardships of frontier life soon...
Old Thompson Home
Denison, TX
Oldest house in Grayson County.
Old Town of Cannon
Van Alstyne, TX
Founded 1852 by Elijah Cannon, who came from South Carolina with his children and slaves, to develop 700 acres of land.
Olive Ann Oatman Fairchild
Sherman, TX
(1837-1903) Captured in Arizona at age 13 (1851) by Yanapai Indians, who massacred 6 members of family.
Park of Old Settlers Association of Grayson County
Sherman, TX
A public-spirited group dedicated to preservation of history and enrichment of contemporary life.
Peter W. Grayson
Sherman, TX
Peter Wagener Grayson was born in 1788 in Bardstown, Virginia (later part of Kentucky) to Benjamin and Caroline (Taylor) Grayson, members...
Pioneer Cotton Seed Oil Mill
Sherman, TX
Here the Sherman Cotton Oil Company was created by John Clement Tassey between 1871-1879, to become, at one time, largest of its kind in...
Pool Manufacturing Company
Sherman, TX
Originally chartered September 20, 1909, as Sherman Overall Manufacturing Company.
President T. Roosevelt's Visit to Grayson County
Sherman, TX
One of the most festive events in Sherman's early history, Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 appearance here marked the first visit of a...
Preston Road/Shawnee Trail
Pottsboro, TX
In 1840, authorized by an 1838 act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas, Col. W. G. Cooke and the Texas First Infantry Regiment laid...
Roberts House
Sherman, TX
Connecticut native Charles Nathan Roberts (1836-1920) moved to Arkansas prior to the Civil War.
Sand Springs
Denison, TX
A noted watering place on pioneer trails, known as early as 1840 to settlers and prospectors who camped near the strong currents of water...
Sherman Manufacturing Company
Sherman, TX
Sherman Seamless Bag Mill was founded here in 1891, to serve the cotton industry of North Central Texas.
Sherman Riot of 1930
Sherman, TX
The Sherman Riot of 1930 was one of a number of major incidents of racial violence that occurred in the United States at the onset of the...
Site of Binkley Hotel
Sherman, TX
Site of Binkley Hotel In the 1870s, a joint stock company was organized to construct a hotel in Sherman.
Site of Captain Le Tellier's School
Sherman, TX
This school for boys, founded in 1871, was officially known as the Sherman Private School, but informally as "The Cap'n's. It was...
Site of Fort Johnson
Pottsboro, TX
Established by William G. Cooke in 1840 as a part of the defense of the Military Road from Red River to Austin.
Site of Saint Francis Xavier Academy
Denison, TX
Founded in 1876 by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, Belgium, in association with St. Patrick's Catholic Church, St. Francis Xavier...
Sophia Porter
Pottsboro, TX
(1813-1899) Settled 1839 at Glen Eden, a site now under Lake Texoma, north of here.
Thomas Jefferson Shannon
Sherman, TX
(1808-1864) Thomas J. Shannon came to Texas in 1839 and settled in what became Grayson County in 1845.
Town of Gunter, on Old Gunter Ranch
Gunter, TX
Established 1880s by Jot Gunter, developer of Texas real estate, prominent Grayson County businessman.
Travis Lodge No. 117, A. F. & A. M.
Sherman, TX
Founded in 1852, only six years after Sherman was designated the county seat, this Masonic Lodge is one of the oldest continuing...
Umphress-Taylor Home
Van Alstyne, TX
Pioneer area landowner, banker, agriculturalist, and community leader James C. Umphress (1841-1917), a Confederate veteran of the Civil...
Van Alstyne
Van Alstyne, TX
The town of Mantua was established about 3 miles southwest of here in 1854.
W. B. and Ella Munson Home
Denison, TX
William Benjamin Munson (1846-1930) was born in Fulton County, Illinois.
Waples-Platter Grocery Company
Denison, TX
The Waples-Platter Grocery Company was established in 1872, before the City of Denison.
Washington Iron Works Inc.
Sherman, TX
In 1875 Solon Totten (1847-1932) made two horseback trips to Texas from Quincy, Ilinois, searching for better conditions for the family...
Whitesboro
Whitesboro, TX
Settlers moved to this site after Ambrose B. White (1811-83) camped here on his way west from Illinois in 1848.
Whitewright
Whitewright, TX
Early settlers in this part of Grayson County established communities at Orangeville (4 mi. E), Pilot Grove ( 4 mi. S), and Kentucky Town...
Whitewright Masonic Lodge No. 167
Whitewright, TX
Whitewright Masonic Lodge No. 167 In 1855, men in Kentucky Town organized a Masonic lodge, receiving their charter the following year as...
William Whitley Wheat
Howe, TX
William Whitley Wheat William Whitley Wheat (1820-1890) was born in Alabama to Samuel and Cynthia (Stinson) Wheat.
Wilson N. Jones
Sherman, TX
(c. 1827 - 1901) Born in Mississippi, Wilson N. Jones was a member of the Choctaw Nation.