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History in
a Pecan Shell
Granbury is named for Gen. Hiram Bronson Granbury, who was killed
at Franklin, Tennessee in 1864.
Hood County was created from Johnson and Erath counties and named
in honor of Gen. John Bell Hood. After losing an arm and a leg in
the Civil War, he ran for public office with the slogan "Vote for
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The
depot in Granbury
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 10-03 |
A timeline
of significant events in Granbury's history
1854:
Elizabeth
Crockett arrived to settle land awarded to her for her husband's
service in the Texas Revolution. "Uncle Tommy" Lambert and Amon Bond
also arrived with a group of Tennesseans, and settled on the west
bank of the Brazos.
1866: The Nutt brothers donated forty acres of riverfront to
form the town.
1871: The first public school in Granbury was established and
Methodists established the first church.
1872: The first newspaper, the Vidette was published. This
was later taken over by Ashley Crockett.
1886: The Opera
House is built
1887: The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway came through town
- brick depot was built that year
1969: A dam across the Brazos River at De Cordova Bend SE of
Granbury was completed - forming Lake
Granbury.
Granbury
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Brazos
Drive-in Theater after Memorial Day Tornado
Photo courtesy James Feagin |
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Nearby Destinations
Take Hwy 144
South 17 miles to Glen
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FM 51 North
20 miles to
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US Hwy 377
South 30 miles to Stephenville,
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US Hwy 377
North 41 miles to Fort
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Granbury
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Granbury
Convention & Visitors Center
116 West Bridge, Grandbury, TX 76048
817-573-5548
1-800-950-2212
http://www.granburytx.com/
http://www.granbury.org/home.htm
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The water tower in Granbury,
home of the Pirates
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