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GRANBURY,
TEXASHood
County Seat, North Central Texas
US 377 on Lake Granbury
41 miles SW of Fort Worth
Population: 5,718 (2000) 4,045 (1990)
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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 the rest of me!"
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The water tower in Granbury,
home of the Pirates
Photo courtesy
James Feagin |
A
timeline of significant events in Granbury's history1854:
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.
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Brazos Drive-in Theater
after Memorial Day Tornado
Photo courtesy James Feagin |
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Former
Hood County jail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, 2002 |
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The
depot in Granbury
Photo courtesy Jim & Lou Kinsey, 10-03 |
Granbury
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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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