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MARSHALL,
TEXAS
Harrison 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.
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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
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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: 903-935-7868
Wonderland
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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A
Sunday Drive
"Longview
& Marshall: A Metropolitan Sunday Drive" by Bob
Bowman
Recreation
and Nearby Destinations
Karnack
was Ladybird Johnson's girlhood home.
16 miles North
to Jefferson
74 miles North
to Texarkana
23 miles East
to Longview
51 miles East
to Tyler
76 miles South
to Nacogdoches
Uncertain
Caddo Lake
- Northeast of Marshall.
On Big Cypress Bayou on the Texas-Louisiana state line.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/lakes/caddo/lake_id.htm
Lake O'
the Pines
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fish/infish/lakes/lop/lake_id.htm
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Marshall
Architecture / Images
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| 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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Marshall
Texas History
East
Texas Bapist University
by Archie P. McDonald
James
Harper Starr by Archie P. McDonald
Governor
by Chance - Edward Clark by Archie P. McDonald
Old
Time Judge Thomas Whitfield Davidson
by Archie P. McDonald
Wired
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
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"Hauling
Cotton to Market"
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/
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Washington
Street looking south, with a view of the courthouse
1940s postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
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