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Built 1896-97. Fifth courthouse for Denton County. First was at Alton, second at Pinckneyville. Third (in Denton) was burned in crime charged to a member of the Sam Bass Gang of outlaws. Walls are native limestone; columns, Burnet County marble…
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Created April 11, 1846 from Fannin County Organized July 13, 1846 with Denton as county seat Both town and county are named in honor of John B. Denton 1807-1841 Pioneer preacher, lawyer and Indian fighter First county seat designated…
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Denton County proudly honors all those who have given for their nation in a time of war serving in The Spanish- American War World War I World War II The Korean War The Vietnam War The Persian Gulf War
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SY_edna-westbrook-trigg-in-denton-county_Denton-TX.html
Edna Westbrook Trigg (1868-1946) was the first county home demonstration agent appointed in Texas in 1915, serving in Denton County from February 1916 through December 1937. She was named Denton County home demonstration emeritus from January 1, 1…
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(left column) Erected by Daughters of the Confederacy in memory of our Confederate soldiers, who in heroic self-sacrifice and devoted loyalty gave their manhood and their lives to the South in her hour of need. (right column) In Memoriam "Th…
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Beulah A. Harriss (1889-1977) moved to Denton in 1914 from Nebraska to become the first women's physical education teacher at North Texas State Normal College, now University of North Texas (UNT). With a degree from the University of Nebraska in p…
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Pioneers settled this locality in the 1840's. In 1846 the Texas Legislature created Denton County — one of several carved from the Peters Colony grant. After trying other sites, the voters in 1856 accepted for county seat this tract donated …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ85_john-b-denton_Denton-TX.html
Born in Tennessee July 26, 1806, came to Texas in January, 1836. As a Methodist circuit rider killed in the Village Creek Indian fight May 24, 1841 in what is now Tarrant County. Named for Gen. Edward H. Tarrant who commanded the volunteers. Dento…
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