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The
Spanish searched for El Dorado, but early settlers in the 19th Century
were looking for "a honey pond and a fritter tree." If it was under
the Rock Candy Mountain, then all the better.
Supposedly, Davey Crockett had camped here on his way to
the Alamo and described
the place in glowing terms to a friend back in Tennessee, who eventually
settled here.
Now, if you're traveling to northeast Texas, you're probably going
to visit Bonham or Paris.
That's fine with us and it's fine with the folks at Honey Grove.
But if you were to speed by and not take a look at this neat and
beguiling little town, then you'd be missing a lot of what you take
trips for.
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The
beautiful Bertha Voyer Memorial Library on the NE corner of Hwy 82
and Sixth Street.
Photo courtesy Stephen
Michaels, April 2008 |
Jacob
Fein, a stone mason from Germany who worked on the State Capitol
came to Honey Grove and found lots of stone in Floyd's quarry,
just south of town. Mr. Floyd of course had found it first, or it
would've been called Fein's quarry.
Because of Fein's skills and Floyd's stone, Honey Grove now has more
handsome structures for a town its size than any other in NE Texas.
Buildings
in Honey Grove made from Floyd's stone include:
The First State Bank Building
on 5th and Market
The City Hall Building
and
The
McKenzie United Methodist Church
on the corner of Pecan and 7th Street.
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Honey
Grove City Hall historical marker
Photo courtesy Stephen
Michaels, April 2008 |
| On the south
side of Hwy 82 is a small park shaded by a stabilized ruin
of an old brick building. The vines and plants make this one of the
most appealing pocket parks we've seen anywhere in the state. |
Honey
Grove, Texas Forum
I LOVE
HONEY GROVE.I WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE.I SPENT SOME TIME WITH A FRIEND
OF MINE THAT LIVED THERE A FEW YRS. AGO & ENJOYED EVERY LAST MINUTE
OF IT. WE WOULD WALK TO TOWN & HAVE SUPPER, SIT IN THE SQUARE & LOOK
AT ALL THE OLD BUILDINGS. OH THOSE BUILDINGS COULD TALK. WILL BE BACK
SOME DAY SOON, I HOPE. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! - Peggy Babb, Midland,
20/May/2002
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