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BONHAM,
TEXAS
Fannin County Seat,
N Central Texas
Hwy 121 and 56
70 miles NE of Dallas
28 miles E of Sherman
28 miles E of Denison
Population: 9,990(2000) 6,688(1990)
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First Presbyterian
Church in Bonham
Photo
courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2006 |
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was named after Alamo defender James Butler Bonham. Bonham
rode through Mexican lines twice, requesting aid from Gonzales
and escorting the Gonzales volunteers back to the Alamo.
The County is named after James Fannin, who was massacred with
his men at Goliad.
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Bonham Attractions
The
Fannin County Courthouse
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Built by famed courthouse architect W.C. Dodson.
Fannin County
Museum: One Main Street 903-583-8042.
Hours: September to March Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4.
April to August Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 4.
Formerly on the third floor of the courthouse, the Museum now resides
in the restored Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot.
Fort Inglish
Park: A replica of the original settlement in 1837 that eventually
became Bonham. W. Sam Rayburn Drive. 903-583-3441.
Sam Rayburn
Library: Just west of Downtown Bonham, the library contains
memorabilia and furnishings from the Washington office of one of
the country's most powerful and influential Speakers of the House.
Second only to his personal friend LBJ, Rayburn was the most visible
Texan in US Government, even surpassing Uvalde's "Cactus Jack" Gardner
who was FDR's Vice President.
Monday through Friday 10 - 5, Saturday 1 - 5, Sunday 2 - 5.
903-583-2455
The Sam
Rayburn House Museum:This is Mr. Rayburn's residence built in
1916. Original furnishings and personal items.
8 - 5 Tuesday-Friday and 9 - 5 on Sat. Closed Sunday and Monday
(903) 583-5558
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/samrayhouse/srhdefault.html
Sam
Rayburn's Home >
by Bob Bowman
"A visit to Bonham should start with a stop at the Sam Rayburn
House Museum on U.S. Highway 82 on the west side of town."...
more
Bonham
State Park >
Less than 4 miles from Bonham
Coffee Mill
Lake:
Off FM 409. 15 miles northeast of Bonham. Caddo National Grassland
Wildlife Management Area
Clyde
W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home >
1300 Seven Oaks Road, Bonham, Texas.
Book Your Area Hotel Here &
Save
Dallas
Hotels >
Sherman
Hotels >
More
Hotels >
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Bonham Architecture
Photo courtsy Barclay Gibson, April 2006 |
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Bonham
Featured Articles:
Lt.
Clyde "Sparky" Cosper
by John Troesser
B-17 Pilot, 367th Bomber Group, Hometown: Dodd
City, Texas
"A B-17 crashed near the town of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire,
England on November 13, 1943. The only thing that prevented the
plane from landing directly on the town, was the Herculean effort
of the man at the controls....."
Tom
Bean
by John Troesser
The
Hardin Brothers
by Bob Bowman ("All Things Historical")
More than 110 years have passed since East Texas outlaw John Wesley
Hardin was shot down in an El Paso saloon, but he remains one of
the most intriguing badmen in history... John Wesley, named for
the founder of Methodism, was born at Bonham in Fannin County on
May 26, 1853...
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Bonham
Texas postcard, circa 1907 |
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Bonham Tourist
Information
Bonham Area
Chamber of Commerce
110 East First Street. 903-583-4811.
www.bonhamchamber.com
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American
Theater
Photo courtesy Billy Smith, December 1990 |
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