On Cobb Ranch Road 0.8 miles north of U.S. 271, on the left when traveling north.
Levin Vinson Moore (1809-1899) brought his family to this area from Tennessee in 1836. They established a farmstead near a natural spring, and soon were joined by eleven other families from the southern United States. The earliest marked graves in . . . — — Map (db m269501) HM
On County Road 13700 0.2 miles north of Farm to Market Road 1497.
This church and cemetery, dating back to the first years of Texas statehood, were established between 1846 and 1848. The church, First Church of Christ in Lamar County, was founded by Elder Thomas Barrett of Titus County. Instrumental in the . . . — — Map (db m300506) HM
On Bonham Street (U.S. 82) at 41st Street NW, on the right when traveling east on Bonham Street.
Created December 17, 1840
from Red River County
Organized in 1841
Named in honor of
Mirabeau B. Lamar, 1798 – 1859
Father of Texas education
President of the Republic of Texas
1838 – 1841
Lafayette, 1841
Mount . . . — — Map (db m96841) HM
On West Houston Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Houston Street.
On uneasy border of Indian Territory in the Civil War. A military transport center, on the Old Central National Road surveyed in 1844 by the Republic of Texas, to run from San Antonio, crossing Red River north of Paris. A rich farming area. Lamar . . . — — Map (db m97621) HM
On South Murphy Road at Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Murphy Road.
Herring Hogge Cemetery on South Murphy road and Skyline was established in the 1870's and contains the graves of the Herring, Hogge, and McAmis families who were among the earliest settlers in Collin County. Daniel Herring (1812-1882) was born in . . . — — Map (db m246104) HM
Near 6th Street SE south of Evergreen Street, on the right when traveling south.
One of eight children, Travis Clack Henderson was born in Alabama on June 24, 1836 to John Henry and Minerva Bernard Henderson. In 1856, he moved to Paris, Texas, and established himself as a farmer. He joined the local militia in 1860. During the . . . — — Map (db m112218) HM
On West Plaza at North Plaza, on the left when traveling south on West Plaza.
Born in Carthage, Tennessee to Elizabeth (Travis) and Claiborne
Wright, George Washington Wright (1809-1877) was the founder of
Paris. In 1816 the family moved by keelboat to southwest Arkansas,
settling initially along the Red River near Pecan . . . — — Map (db m305272) HM
On Country Club Road (Farm to Market Road 1529) south of County Road 1010.
Born in Mississippi. He and his wife, former Saluda Chapman, came to Lamar County, Texas 1879. Moved to Delta County in 1884. His occupation was farming. Elected Delta County Sheriff in special contested election May 1, 1897. Served 3 additional . . . — — Map (db m286245) HM
Near County Road 14400 south of County Road 13550, on the right when traveling south.
A veteran of the War of 1812, Virginia native George W. Stell, Sr. came to Texas in the late 1830s. A farmer, surveyor, and builder, he constructed the first courthouse in Paris after it was named the Lamar County Seat in 1844. Stell, who was deaf, . . . — — Map (db m300491) HM
On 3rd Street NW at West Price Street, on the left when traveling south on 3rd Street NW.
This site marks the first call for survey of the city of Paris, Republic of Texas, 1844. Geo. W. Wright, early settler, soldier in Texas War for Independence, congressman of the Republic, donated 50 acres of land for Lamar County Seat. Plat of lots, . . . — — Map (db m97626) HM
On West Kaufman Street south of Bonham Street (Business U.S. 82), on the right when traveling south.
Attempts to bring rail service to Lamar County began in the mid-1800s, but a line did not reach the city of Paris until one was built to the south side of town in 1875. Residents raised money to entice the St. Louis & San Francisco (Frisco) to . . . — — Map (db m96916) HM
On East Lacy Street, on the right when traveling east.
P.L. Chism’s devotion to education was unsurpassed. From the time of his youth, through his many years as a teacher, principal, superintendent and supervisor, he never stopped challenging himself and others for education. Purvey Lee Chism was born . . . — — Map (db m128938) HM
On Houston Street (State Highway 56) west of Travis Street, on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m73243) HM
On 1st Street Southeast at East Kaufman Street, on the right when traveling south on 1st Street Southeast.
Lamar County native William J. McDonald (1844-1926) was a lawyer and banker who endowed the bulk of his fortune to the University of Texas (UT). After attending school and working in Clarksville, he returned to the area in 1886 to open the First . . . — — Map (db m301259) HM
Near South Collegiate Drive near Jefferson Road (County Road 1507), on the right when traveling north.
Estimated totals
Union Killed: 365,000 Wounded: 282,000
Confed. Killed: 290,000 Wounded: 137,000
The American Civil War was fought to determine the survival of
the United States as it defeated the . . . — — Map (db m144158) WM
On U.S. 82 0.5 miles west of Farm to Market Road 38, on the right when traveling west.
This meadow, approximately 2100 acres, is the largest section of native grassland existing in Texas. It was originally part of a prairie system that stretched throughout the Midwestern United States and into Canada. Since the earliest settlers . . . — — Map (db m128330) HM
On South Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Origins of the Episcopal Denomination in the area date to an 1839 visit by Bishop Leonidas Polk of Louisiana, and his return in 1841 to perform the first baptism in northeast Texas at Pine Creek, a few miles north of Paris. The Diocese of Texas . . . — — Map (db m187235) HM
On Historic Town Square at E Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Historic Town Square.
The first white settler on Ten Mile Creek, then called Pleasant Run, in what later became Dallas County, then in Robertson County was Elder Roderick Rawlins (1776 1844) who led a party of approximately thirty persons from Greene County, Illinois, . . . — — Map (db m300512) HM
Near Evergreen Street at 6th Street SE, on the right when traveling east.
The Evergreen Cemetery is the final resting place for many notable citizens of Paris and Lamar County. Due to the steady growth of the area, the old cemetery of Paris, located near the center of town, quickly became too small. In 1866, the Evergreen . . . — — Map (db m111857) HM
Near Locust Street at Main Street (Business U.S. 82).
During the 4 years, 4 months after secession, Texas sent 18 lawmakers to the Confederate capitols. Her delegates to the Provisional Congress, Feb. 1861 to Feb. 1862, were John R. Gregg, Freestone County; John Hemphill, Travis County; Wm. B. . . . — — Map (db m96899) HM
On County Road 401 0.5 miles south of Old Jacksonville Road, on the right when traveling south.
William C. Davis came to Texas from North Carolina in 1835 and settled in this area, in what was then part of Nacogdoches County. He received a land grant in Lamar County for his service in the Indian Wars of the late 1830s, but retained his . . . — — Map (db m268847) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 49), on the left when traveling west.
Nathaniel Polk DeShong descended from Huguenot immigrants who settled near the Haw River about a mile and a half north of here. He enlisted on June 21, 1861, at 17 years of age under Capt. James W. Lea “for the War” in the 6th North Carolina State . . . — — Map (db m222823) HM
Near Red Road 0.8 miles north of Wilson Street, on the right when traveling north.
"The famous old military road came in from Arkansas to Fort Towson near Doaksville, thence in a westerly direction to Armstrong Academy to Washita, Tishomingo, thence west to Fort Arbuckle." Matthew Walton James, 1937
[In 1879] . . . — — Map (db m237791) HM
Near Avenue E (State Highway 163) near Quail Run, on the left when traveling south.
A Confederate veteran.
Born in Lamar County. In Civil War, was in Co. G, Col. R.T.P. Allen's Texas Infantry, and was discharged in 1865.
On September 5, 1871, married Miss Matilda Peacock, in Lampasas County. They had 2 sons. Moved to . . . — — Map (db m126679) HM
On Bonham Street (Business U.S. 82) at West Kaufman Street, on the right when traveling east on Bonham Street.
In the early 1880s at his home, Dr. J.F. Hooks (1837-1895) operated the
first hospital in Paris. By the late 1890s, the town also had Aikin Charity Hospital on West Washington Street and St. Joseph's Infirmary on Clarksville Street in east Paris.
. . . — — Map (db m305802) HM
On Farm to Market Road 400 0.7 miles south of County Route 6300, on the right when traveling south.
James Rush (J.R) Harmon (1872-1927)
farmed in Fort Bend and Lamar counties,
marrying schoolteacher Alberta
McClure (1879-1966) in 1903. To escape the
boll weevil infestation in East Texas,
J.R. bought farmland south of Idalou
in 1919. . . . — — Map (db m237545) HM
On U.S. 83 0.3 miles south of Texas Highway 1929, on the left when traveling north.
On this site during the Civil War and later, grazed by tens of thousands the Longhorns of cattle baron John S. Chisum. Ranch headquarters were 10 miles east. Here in 1863-1865, Chisum not only ranched but also was buyer of cattle to feed Confederate . . . — — Map (db m82187) HM
On West Dallas Avenue (State Highway 24) at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Dallas Avenue.
Born in Champlain, New York, on June 13, 1812, to Daniel and Sarah (Gordon) Corbet, Nathaniel Corbet was raised near the Canadian border. At age 21, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, joining the elite and newly organized United States Regiment of . . . — — Map (db m187094) HM
On Ovilla Road at Shiloh Road, on the left when traveling north on Ovilla Road.
The first organized church in Ellis County, the Shiloh
Cumberland Presbyterian Congregation was chartered
with twenty members on July 25, 1847, two years
before the formation of the county. The church was
begun under the leadership of the . . . — — Map (db m244957) HM
On Yoder Rd. north of Farm to Market Road 79, on the right when traveling north.
First county seat of Lamar County •
A clapboard courthouse was built by John Lovejoy on 40 acres donated by John Watson •
Here court was held June, 1841 to June, 1843 •
John A. Rutherford, Chief Justice; John R. Craddock County . . . — — Map (db m110614) HM
On Red Road 0.1 miles north of Tram Road, on the right when traveling north.
My father and mother are both buried in the old cemetery at Doaksville. It is more than one hundred and twenty-five years old and many of our family are buried there. Clemmie G. Sacra, 1937
The Doaksville cemetery has served the . . . — — Map (db m239285) HM
On Bonham Street (Business U.S. 82) at West Kaufman Street, on the right when traveling east on Bonham Street.
Designed as a military highway, intended to make linkage with United States military road built to the north of the Red River in the 1820s.
This was part of the national effort of Republic of Texas to open a good road system. Congress in . . . — — Map (db m303831) HM
On West Houston Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Houston Street.
The March 1916 fire that left downtown Paris in ruins ravaged Lamar County's massive 1897 Romanesque courthouse and tower, once thought indestructible. On April 20, 1916, the Lamar County Commissioners Court chose local designers and builders . . . — — Map (db m97623) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
