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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. |
Bonham
Attractions The
Fannin County Courthouse
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.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
AreaClyde
W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home
1300 Seven Oaks Road, Bonham, Texas.
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Bonham
Chronicles: 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....."
Savoy
Male and Female College by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales")
When
graduates of the long-extinct Savoy Male and Female College gathered for their
first reunion in 1938, several of the men did a little reminescing about the Indians
fights they had back in the day... Flagpole
by Mike Cox ("Texas Tales")
This story is about a mystery involving
the flag staff that once stood at Camp Howze, a sprawling World War II Army base
at Gainesville... 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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High
School, Bonham, Texas
Postcard
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High
School, Bonham, Texas
Postcard
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