Hunt
"Cherry Hill" Home of Thomas N. Waul
Neylandville, TX
1813-1903 Native South Carolinian, Texas plantation owner and lawyer, member first Confederate Congress, Colonel commanding Waul's Texas...
Benjamin D. Martin
Greenville, TX
(Feb. 21, 1823 - Mar. 28, 1891) Came to Texas from Virginia and settled in Hunt County in 1850s.
Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault
Commerce, TX
(1890-1958) Organizer-commander of the famous "Flying Tigers" of the China-Burma-India theater in World War II.
Gen. Hal C. Horton Home
Greenville, TX
First two-story brick house in Greenville.
Greenville
Greenville, TX
In 1846, the Texas legislature created Hunt County and specified that Greenville would be the name of the county seat, honoring Texas War...
Greenville Building and Loan Association
Greenville, TX
This financial institution was chartered by the state of Texas on December 17, 1886, as the Greenville Building and Loan Association.
Jernigin's Store
Commerce, TX
A Tennessee native and former Arkansas legislator, William Jernigin (1819-80) came to Hunt County in 1856.
Quinlan
Quinlan, TX
The city of Quinlan began about 1892 as a stop on the Texas Midland Railroad.
Route of Old Colony Line Road
Greenville, TX
Early travel artery.
The Seven Courthouses of Hunt County
Greenville, TX
In 1846, when Hunt County was created, Greenville was chosen as the county seat.
White Rock Community
Greenville, TX
Originally named Tidwell Creek, the settlement of White Rock began as a stop on the Sherman-Jefferson Trail.
William Lane
Greenville, TX
(1843-1922) First Anglo-American born in Hunt County, then in Republic of Texas.