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One
of the brick-paved streets of Memphis
Photo courtesy Stephen
Michaels, January 2008 |
History
in a Pecan Shell
The county was named after Warren D.C. Hall who served as Secretary of War
while Texas was a Republic. He was a lawyer from North Carolina before coming
to Texas.
A timeline of significant events in Memphis' history
1889: land bought along the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
1890: townsite
platted - yet names were rejected by postal authorities until September of that
year
1891: Memphis wins contested election for county seat against towns of
Salisbury and Lakeview
1891: depot built after Memphians kept
putting soap on rails to stop trains
1892: courthouse constructed
1901:
Memphis gets telephone service
1906: town is incorporated
1912: Memphis
gets their own Carnegie Library
1923: New courthouse built
1926: 50 miles
of streets are paved with brick
Hall
County Towns and Ghost Towns |
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Memphis Landmarks & Attractions Hall
County CourthouseHall
County Museum: On
the Square - 6th and Main Presbyterian
Building: c. 1911
A former church designed after St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. The church contains
a pipe organ - one of only two examples of its type left in the United States.
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Memphis
Hotels |
Presbyterian
Building in Memphis
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, May 2005 |
Memphis
Tourist Information Chamber
of Commerce: 806-259-3144
Website: www.webtex.com/memphis |
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An old farm house east of Memphis.
Photo courtesy Robert
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