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Ace Pitcher from Center Point

Posted on July 20, 2021 by admin

Did you know that two men from Hunt County have set records for baseball? We are all aware of Monty Stratton, the Chicago White Sox pitcher who lost one leg in a hunting event. But who was the other professional … Continue reading →

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More from Georgia Walden

Posted on May 8, 2021 by admin

Our friend Georgia Walden, newspaper columnist for the Commerce Journal from the northeast part of Hunt County, wrote the following. “The N. E. Corner is always luxuriating in some good thing. One week it is glorious spring time, sunshine and … Continue reading →

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Courthouse Burned One Year After Construction

Posted on April 12, 2021 by admin

In June 1870 a young attorney arrived in Greenville. T. D. Montrose wrote that when he first saw the courthouse, it was a two-story brick structure, much shackled and dilapidated with dimensions of about 40 feet by 40 feet. It … Continue reading →

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Isolation on the Blackland Prairie

Posted on February 6, 2021 by admin

Such sad news that the Delphian Club announced, after more than 100 years they have decided to disband “due to COVID-19 and the age of members.” It was a wise decision, albeit sad for Commerce. Four years before in February … Continue reading →

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Northeast Texas bears his legacy

Posted on February 2, 2021 by admin

Ask anyone who has lived in Greenville or other parts of Northeast Texas for a long time who they think has done the most benefit for the area and the answer will probably be Rep. Sam Rayburn. Some say that … Continue reading →

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Tour of Downtown and North Greenville

Posted on January 2, 2021 by admin

In 1991, Hunt County celebrated its 145th birthday. As a member of the Hunt County Historical commission, I was one who contributed maps of certain parts of the county they believed to have been significant in 1846 and still be … Continue reading →

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Pearl Harbor, Day of Infamy

Posted on December 5, 2020 by admin

On the morning December 7, 1941, Americans heard on the radio, at church or from someone they knew, the news of the debilitating attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base on the island of Oahu in Hawaii Territory. U. S. ships … Continue reading →

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Fun Field Trip in Hunt County

Posted on August 1, 2020 by admin

We all need something to do this summer, something we can do in small groups or even alone, and something with beauty and intrigue. What I propose is relatively cheap as long as gas for the car is, can be … Continue reading →

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Texas Historical Commission Sites Include Caddo Mounds, Lovely Homes

Posted on June 20, 2020 by admin

Have you ever wondered what the Texas Historical Commission is? It is the Texas state entity that protects and explains our long and colorful history. Among other responsibilities the Texas Historical Commission preserves and operates 31 State Historical Sites throughout … Continue reading →

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Of Imagination All Compact

Posted on August 19, 2019 by admin

For at least three or four generations, my mother’s family have been voracious readers of Texas folklore, particularly those tales of early cattle ranching. My brother Jeff is as avid as I am. So today I picked up Cow People … Continue reading →

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