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The
Texas Theatre in Sherman, Dec. 1986
Photo courtesy Billy
Smith |
History
in a Pecan Shell
Sherman was established in 1846. The city was named after Texas General Sidney
Sherman who served at San
Jacinto. The county was named after Peter Wm. Grayson, who was a diplomat
and state official. |
People
& Stories Hanging
a Dead Man by Bob Bowman
George Hughes of Sherman may have been the only
man in East Texas to be lynched while he was dead... Jesse
James in Texas by Bob Bowman
In 1863, during the Civil War, William Clark
Quantrill led his guerillas from Missouri to winter quarters in north East Texas.
Among the men who rode with him were Jesse and Frank James. Quantrill camped northeast
of Sherman in Grayson County, and Jesse developed an affinity for the town, and
later spent his honeymoon there, using money taken in a Missouri train robbery...more
Tramp
Printers by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales" column) |
Sherman
Landmarks/Attractions Grayson
County CourthouseRed
River Historical Museum:
Carnegie Library Building c. 1912
301 South Walnut Street
Notice WPA art
on the walls
C.
S. Roberts House:
c. 1886
915 S. Crockett Street
Sherman
Hotels |
"Appears
on a part of an industrial complex, most of which is now vacant." -
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, 2007 |
Federal
Building in Sherman
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Sherman
Union Station
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Nearby
Destinations:
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge -
Over 300 bird species recorded.
11,300 acres of land and water on Lake
Texoma.
From US 75 between Sherman and Denison,
take FM 691 to county airport, FM 1417 North 1.5 miles. Follow signs to the Refuge.
Sherman
Tourist Information The
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
307 West Washington, Suite 100 Sherman, Texas
75090
903.893.1184 or Toll Free 888.893.1188
Sherman
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