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MARSHALL,
TEXASHarrison
County Seat, East Texas
I-20 and Hwy 59
16 miles S of Jefferson
76 miles N of Nacogdoches
23 miles E of Longview
51 miles
E of Tyler
148 miles E of Dallas on Hwy 80 &
59
39 miles W of Shreveport, Louisiana
Population 23,935 (2000)
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Population
26,000. The student population for Marshall's 3 Colleges make it seem larger.
Historical Tidbits
Marshall was always prosperous and its
contributions to the Confederacy were substantial. During the war, Confederates
in Missouri sent "their" government people and some state archives to Marshall,
making the town the Confederate
Capital of Missouri. Missouri never officially left the Union, but
it gives us something to talk about today. The building was long ago razed, but
the address was 402 South Bolivar Street. |
The
Starr Family State Historic Site
See "The
Starr Family Mansion" by Archie P. McDonald, PhD
The given
name to the mansion was "Maplecroft".
Ginnocchio
National Historic District
A three square block area next to the recently
restored T & P Railroad Depot.
The Ginnocchio Hotel (circa 1896) gives the district its name, although it includes
many other fine examples of Victorian architecture.
Marshall
Pottery & Museum
FM 31 - 21/2 miles SW of Town - 903-938-9201
Driving
Tours include The Lale Trail, a tour of historic Marshall homes
and The Stagecoach Trace which is a tour of Harrison County.
Local
Cemeteries include Scottsville,
Powdermill and Old Marshall.
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The Old Paramount Theatre
TE Photo, 2000 |
Marshall
Events "Stagecoach
Days" Celebration - The third weekend in May Marshall celebrates it's past
and the Old Stagecoach road is remembered. The stage ran from Karnack to Marshall.
Contact the Chamber of Commerce: 903-935-7868Wonderland
of Lights - Thanksgiving to New Year's Day
Marshall is famous for the
elaborate lighting of their courthouse.
Call 903-935-7868 for information.
Holiday
Trail of Lights - A Christmas Treat. Stops includes Marshall, Jefferson
and Kilgore in East Texas
and Natchitoches and Shreveport in Louisiana.
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Marshall
Chronicles
A
Civil War Journal by Bob Bowman
In early 1861, W.W. Heartsill of Marshall,
Texas, marched off to war with W.P. Lane’s Rangers of the Confederate Army. During
the four years, one month and one day that he spent at war, Heartsill managed
to keep a diary of each day...James
Harper Starr by Archie P. McDonaldGovernor
by Chance - Edward Clark by Archie P. McDonaldOld
Time Judge Thomas Whitfield Davidson by Archie P. McDonaldEast
Texas Bapist University by Archie P. McDonaldWired
by Mike Cox
"... On Feb. 14, 1854, the Texas and Red River Telegraph
Co. opened for business in Marshall, the first city in the state to have some
semblance of the instant communication now taken for granted in the age of Blackberries
and Ipods. This first telegraph line connected Marshall with New Orleans via Shreveport,
Alexandria, La., and Natchez, Miss. From New Orleans, messages could be transmitted
to other major American cities...."
“Go
straight to hell.” by Bob Bowman
Sam B. Hall, Jr., the son of an East
Texas lawyer and judge who rose to a leadership role in Congress and finished
his career as a federal judge, was one of East Texas’ most interesting contemporary
politicians.
Profile
of an Actor: Maurice Barrymore
Marshall was indirectly responsible for
launching the Barrymore Dynasty.
History
"...Harrison
County was marked off in 1839. Two years later, in an effort to influence the
commissioners who were choosing a site for the county seat, Peter Whetstoneqv
offered land for a courthouse, a church, and a school. The offer was accepted,
and the town, named by Isaac Van Zandt in honor of Chief Justice John Marshall,
became the county seat in 1842." See Handbook of Texas Online:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/MM/hem1.html |
Marshall
Architecture / Images |
| Vintage
postcards courtesy rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/ |
Marshall
Tourist Information
The Marshall Chamber of Commerce - 903-935-7868
213 West Austin Street.
http://www.marshall-chamber.com/
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| "Hauling
Cotton to Market"
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| Washington
Street looking south, with a view of the courthouse
1940s postcard courtesy
rootsweb.com/
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