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Historic plaque - Fannin County Courthouses
Photograph of a historic marker. It reads: "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 built there in 1840 was a two-story oak and cedar structure with rough plank floors. In 1843 the county seat was moved to Bois D'Arc, town's name was changed to Bonham, for an Alamo hero, the next year. Judge John P. Simpson donated land for the small log courthouse of 1843. Later another cabin was built with a breezeway connecting the two. In this early courthouse jurors sat above the courtroom in a loft that could be reached only by an outside ladder. This log building served until 1881 when a two-story brick structure was erected at the same location. This was replaced in 1888 by a three-story courthouse made of native stone from Gober, south of Bonham, and built by Scottish-born stonemasons Kane and Cormack. Fire in 1929 destroyed the clock steeple, and the building was remodeled. Using part of the 1888 structure, this courthouse was constructed in 1965-6 with a facade of Leuders stone. …
Date:
October 10, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County Courthouse
Photograph of the Fannin County Courthouse in Bonham. It has many windows, and a flagpole stands in front of the building. There are four cars parked in front of the courthouse.
Date:
October 10, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
James Butler Bonham statue
Photograph of the James Butler Bonham statue on the grounds of the Fannin County Courthouse. It was created by artist Allie Tenant in 1938, according to the date on the statue.
Date:
October 10, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confederate memorial, Fannin County
Photograph of a Confederate memorial in Fannin County. It reads: "To the Confederate soldiers who sacrificed their lives for a just cause, this monument is lovingly dedicated by the Daughters of the Confederacy, aided by the Confederate Veterans Association of Fannin county."
Date:
October 10, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Confederate memorial, Fannin County
Photograph of a Confederate memorial on the grounds of the Fannin County courthouse. It is a tall monument, with a statue of a man at the top. There is text on the base of the statue, and there are cars parked behind it.
Date:
October 10, 2005
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil map, Fannin County, Texas
Map displays soil types along with creeks, rivers, roads, railroads, towns, schools, colleges, and churches. Includes legend and symbols. A polyconic projection, 1927 North American datum. "Horizontal control by U.S.G.S. and U.S.C. and G.S. Base map in part from Texas State (North Central) system of plane coordination. 10,000 foot grid based upon Texas (Central) system of plane coordinates."
Date:
November 1946
Creator:
United States. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Administration. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Division of Soil Survey.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey, Fannin County, Texas
Text describes Fannin County Texas; includes geography, climate, water supply, industries and transportation, agriculture, and soils.
Date:
November 1946
Creator:
Templin, E. H. (Edward Henry); Huckabee, J.W. (John Walter); Mowery, I. C.; Layton, M. H.; Glassey, T. W. & Moran, W. J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shoe Ration booklet from Leonard National Bank
Shoe ration booklet from the Leonard National Bank in Leonard, Texas; the booklet contains 8 receipt stubs followed by 40 blank receipts.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
United States. Office of Price Administration.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Portrait of Man
Copy negative of a full length studio portrait of Frank Mayes wearing a suit, standing at a rustic fence and gate with a background made to look like the outdoors.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Run Down House #2
Copy negative of two pictures of the run down old Ely family house. The first is a view of the house with porch on the right and plants in front. The second is a view of the house and barn with plants in front.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marvin Methodist Church; Church #1
Copy negative of two pictures of churches. The first is of the Marvin Methodist Church building near Ely, Texas with a telephone pole, viewed from front left. The second is of another church in Marvin or Ely Texas with bushes in front and a house in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Marvin Methodist Church; Church #2
Copy negative of two pictures of churches. The first is of the Marvin Methodist Church building near Ely, Texas with a telephone pole, viewed from front left. The second is of another church in Marvin or Ely Texas with bushes in front and a house in the background.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Run Down House #1
Copy negative of two pictures of the run down old Ely family house. The first is a view of the house with porch on the right and plants in front. The second is a view of the house and barn with plants in front.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wallace Grocery Store; Barn Where Elys Lived
Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture is of the Wallace Grocery Store and Gas Station with a car parked under the front and another building on the right. The second picture is of the barn where the Ely's lived in Ely, Texas with three people in front of it.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headstones; Lady with Headstones, Cemetery
Copy negative of two pictures. The first picture, taken in 1957, is of a headstone for a person in the Ely family who was born September 27, 1887 and died April 13, 1903 in a cemetery with other headstones in the background. The second is of Julia Etta Ely Cook standing between two Ely family headstones in the Ely, Texas cemetery with other tombstones and trees in the background. The stone on the right is for F. M. Ely who was born November 20, 1854 and died July 13, 1904.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headstone, Cemetery
Copy negative of two pictures of headstones for Ely family members in the cemetery in Ely, Texas with other headstones and trees in the background. The stone on the left is for L. W. Ely who was born January 18, 1829 and died May 11, 1904.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Family Portrait
Copy negative of the Ely Family in front of a house on Binckly Farm.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Woman by Signpost
Copy negative of a woman standing next to a signpost.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
School Exteriors
Copy photograph of two images of school houses. The top image shows Elm Grove School, a one-storey brick building. Outside the school is an automobile. The bottom image shows Valley Creek School, a wooden one-room structure with no windows.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Archer County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Fannin and Archer Counties, Texas. The center of Fannin and Archer Counties is marked. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Baylor County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Fannin and Baylor County, Texas. Land covered was previously part of the Fannin Land District. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 9, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Fannin County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1871
Creator:
Klappenbach, Louis & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fannin County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Fannin County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
February 6, 1866
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History