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GRAY,
TEXASMarion County,
East Texas
FM 727 and Highway 49
32 Miles E of Shreveport
19 Miles E of Jefferson
Near
Smithland
1.7 Miles W of the Louisiana
State Line
Population: Unknown |
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History in
a Pecan Shell
No history currently available.On
Gray TexasPhotographer's
Note:
I got some
good pictures of what is actually on the ground.
I think the most important
one is the first one, the dog. When he came strolling by with them “boots” on
I just couldn’t resist getting a shot of him. Figured you might enjoy seeing it
also.
Take note of the two pics - “The Gray-Potter Community Center.” It
is actually 6-miles south of “Gray”, the intersection of highways TX-49 & TX-727.
Also note the Historical Marker, even as it is located at Gray it really is about
Potters Point six miles to the south.
As nothing comes up on the internet
I will state this: Gray Texas is an unincorporated community in northeast Texas
in Marion County, Zip Code 75657. It is located at the intersections of highways
TX-49 and TX-727, 6-miles north of Caddo
Lake, about 2-miles from the Louisiana border, about 19-miles east of Jefferson,
about 225-miles north of Houston, and
about 1,250-miles from New York City.
It was named after a local politician.
- Gerald
Massey, February 04, 2010 |
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The road to Gray-Potter's Point Community Centre
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, 2010 |
Potter's Point Historical Marker
HWY 49 and FM 727
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey |
Historical
Marker TextPotter's
Point Site of one
of most famous events in Texas. Robert Potter-- a
signer, Texas Declaration of Independence, a chief author of Republic's Constitution,
first Secretary of Navy, Republic of Texas-- settled 1837 on Caddo
Lake. A former U. S. Congressman, he won election 1840 to Texas Senate. After
Senate adjourned in 1842 he tried to arrest his political foe, William P. Rose.
On night of March 1, 1842, Rose led armed men to Potter's home. At dawn Senator
Potter jumped into the lake to swim for help, but was shot to death. He is buried
in State Cemetery,
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