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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMZ_james-butler-bonham_Bonham-TX.html
James Butler Bonham. . . (panel 1) . Born February 20, 1807 in South Carolina . Studied at South Carolina College 1825-1827 . On the staff of the Governor of South Carolina at the time of the Nullification Controversy 1832 to 1833 . Practiced …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMY_spanish-american-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Bonham-TX.html
Spanish-American War Memorial. . Erected 1898 in honor of the victories of the American Navy over the Spanish Navy at Manila, May 1, 1898, under Dewey, and Santiago De Cuba, July 3, 1898, under Sampson and Schley..
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMX_ector-lodge-no-687-a-f-a-m_Ector-TX.html
Ector Lodge No. 687, A. F. & A. M.. . This lodge began in 1887, when a group of Masons in the town of Ravenna joined together and petitioned the Grand Lodge of Texas for a charter. In 1889 the lodge was moved to the new railroad town of Ector, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMV_john-wesley-hardin_Bonham-TX.html
John Wesley Hardin. The Most Dangerous Gunman in Texas. Texas Ranger, T.C. Robinson once described him, "He kills men just to see them kick. He can take two six shooters and turn them like wheels in his hands and fire a shot from each at ever…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMN_fannin-county-courthouses_Bonham-TX.html
Fannin County Courthouses. . Commissioners' Court first met at Jacob Black's cabin on Feb. 26, 1836, before Fannin County was officially organized. In 1838 Warren (near present Ambrose in Grayson County) was named the county seat. The courthouse b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DML_bonham-daily-favorite_Bonham-TX.html
Bonham Daily Favorite. . In 1887 Dr. J. M. Terry, who gave up medicine for journalism, established the "Weekly Fannin Favorite." He expanded in 1892 by starting this newspaper, the oldest daily publication in Fannin County. For 45 years …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D6O_honey-grove-city-hall_Honey-Grove-TX.html
Honey Grove City Hall. . In 1885, ten years after the town of Honey Grove was incorporated, Mayor J. P. Gilmer brought to the attention of the City Council the need for a city hall and jail building. This structure was completed four years later. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D6H_mckenzie-methodist-church_Honey-Grove-TX.html
McKenzie Methodist Church. . This church traces its history to early Methodist services held in the Union Church of Honey Grove in the 1840s. Methodist members of the Union Church erected their first church building here in 1881 and named it for J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2928_ashley-lodge-no-681-a-f-a-m_Leonard-TX.html
Chartered on December 12, 1889, this was the seventh Masonic lodge organized in Fannin County. The first official meeting occurred in January 1890, in a two-story frame building which the lodge shared with the Baptist church. In 1912 the lodge pur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMN_fannin-county-historical_Bonham-TX.html
This area was first settled by Anglo - Americans who traveled up the Red River by steamboat in 1836. Fannin County was created in 1837, organized 1838, and named for James W. Fannin (1805-36), who was massacred with his soldiers at Goliad (March 2…