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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E2D_eleventh-texas-cavalry_Sherman-TX.html
In May 1861, a frontier unit was organized at Camp Reeves in Sherman. Drawing volunteers from Cooke, Grayson, Hopkins, Red River, Fannin, Collin, Titus and Bowie counties, the regiment began with nearly 900 men and officers. Initially led by the n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E29_ninth-texas-cavalry_Sherman-TX.html
The Ninth Texas Cavalry consisted of about 1,000 mounted volunteers from Grayson, Tarrant, Hunt, Hopkins, Cass, Red River, Titus, and Lamar counties. They gathered about 15 miles northwest of here at Brogdon's Springs on October 2, 1861, and were …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E28_grayson-county_Sherman-TX.html
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 landmark structure at the Preston Bend crossing of the Red River.
It was a focal point, beginning in 1842, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E23_home-county-of-conservationist-allison-mayfield_Sherman-TX.html
Opened law practice here, 1884. Became an assistant attorney general of Texas, 1893. Won election, 1897, to Railroad Commission; served 26 years — 16 years as chairman. The commission had been created in 1891 to regulate shipping rates and p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E22_president-roosevelts-visit-to-grayson-county_Sherman-TX.html
One of the most festive events in Sherman's early history, Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 appearance here marked the first visit of a President of the United States to Grayson County.
Traveling to San Antonio to attend a reunion of the "Rough-Riders…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E20_japanese-model-92_Sherman-TX.html
Used extensively throughout WW2468# Gross WeightRange: 3,075 Yds.Impact Burst: 40 Yds.
Restoration completed April 2004due to the efforts of:Grayson CountyRed River ValleyChapter of the MVPA(Military Vehicle Preservation Assn.)
Special Thank…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E1M_stone-from-old-ox-mill_Sherman-TX.html
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Here passedMarcy's California Trail 1849Butterfield Trail 1858
Rededicated [November 22,] 2013Moved and restored byLove Monument Companyin cooperation withJudge Drew BynumandGrayson County Facilities Depart…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E1H_butterfield-overland-mail-route-through-grayson-county_Sherman-TX.html
In the mid-19th century, mail traffic between the eastern United States and the western states and territories was accomplished via Panama and Cape Horn. In 1857, Congress authorized the postmaster to contract a new overland mail service. The succ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1E1E_courthouses-of-grayson-county_Sherman-TX.html
From pioneer log cabins to a native Texas limestone structure, Grayson County courthouses have taken many shapes and sizes since the county's establishment in 1846. The first courthouse, a frame building on bald prairie a few miles west of the cur…