Granbury in Hood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Hood County News

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 12, 2023

1. Hood County News Marker

Inscription. Successor to "Granbury Vidette" town's first newspaper, founded 1872 by Capt. W.L. Bond and later owned by an 1882 staff recruit, A. W. Crockett (1857-1953), a grandson of the Alamo hero. J.D. Ballard in 1884 started the "Granbury News", later owned by highly regarded Frank Gaston. State Senator A.B. Crawford and wife in 1937 bought from Crockett the last paper he owned, merging it in 1946 with the "Granbury News". In 1964 widowed Mrs. Crawford moved paper into this 1891 building and began to advocate historic preservation--a policy continued by later owners after she retired in 1970.

Erected 1974 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2554.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications.

Location. 32° 25.721′ N, 97° 47.588′ W. Marker is in Granbury, Texas, in Hood County. It is at the intersection of South Morgan Street and Service Road, on the left when traveling south on South Morgan Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1419 South Morgan Street, Granbury TX 76048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wright-Henderson-Duncan House (approx. half a mile away); James Hogan Doyle and Mary Kate Stringfellow Doyle (approx. 0.8 miles away); E. A. Hannaford House (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Daniel House (approx. 0.9 miles away); J.D. and Georgia Brown House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Thrash-Landers-Hiner House (approx. one mile away); The Granbury House (approx. one mile away); Haynes-Burns-Ewell Building (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granbury.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 12, 2023

2. Hood County News Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.