Private Collection of Carolyn West - 316 Matching Results
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- [Photograph of Merchants and Planters National Bank]
- Photograph of Merchants and Planters National Bank, now inhabited by Chase Bank. This is a multistoried stone structure with its windows arranged in sets of twos and threes in the floors above the entryway. A Texas Historical Marker is visible upon the ground floor wall.
- [Photograph of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad]
- Photograph of outside the train station for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in Denison, Texas. There are trees lining a path leading up to a fountain and the station.
- [Photograph of Old Bass Home]
- Photograph of Old Bass Home in Denison, Texas. The two-story building is white with a balcony above the front door. The windows are tall and narrow and there are short shrubs along the front of the house.
- [Photograph of Old Sherman Public Library]
- Photograph of Old Sherman Public Library in Sherman, Texas. The brick building has a stairway bifurcated by a dark metal handrail that leads up to the double doors. Stone columns on either side of the doorway rise up to a stone pediment above. Windows on the main floor are framed in white. A lower floor is visible behind a hedgerow. This lower portion of the building is not brick, but white stone. The building currently houses the Sherman Museum.
- [Photograph of First Christian Church of Howe]
- Photograph of the First Christian Church of Howe in Howe, Texas. The church has steep roofs, and there is either a tower or steeple above the entrance. There are a few steps leading up to the entrance of the church.
- [Photograph of First United Methodist Church]
- Photograph of First United Methodist Church in Van Alstyne. The church is a large two-story brick building with many windows. There are four white columns out in front of the entrance. There is a marquee for the church in front of the building.
- [Photograph of Fred Douglass School]
- Photograph of the front of the Fred Douglass School in Sherman, Texas. The building is one-story and has windows all along the sides. There is a bunch of shrubs and a couple of trees in the yard of the school.
- [Photograph of First Christian Church]
- Photograph of First Christian Church in Van Alstyne. The church is a two-story brick building with several windows. There are stairs leading up to the entrance, and there are two white columns in front of the entrance. There is a marquee neat the entrance with two wreaths on it. Information for Christmas services is visible on the marquee.
- [Photograph of Perrin Air Force Base]
- Photograph of a red and white water tower standing over the site of Perrin Air Force Base. Houses are visible in the background behind the water tower. A Texas Historical Marker sits on the lawn in front of the tower.
- [Photograph of Pioneer Cotton Seed Oil Mill]
- Photograph of Pioneer Cotton Seed Oil Mill in Sherman, Texas. Now owned by Presco, the wide brick building has two floors and windows set into arches. A stone pediment sits atop the building and frames the name and logo of Presco.
- [Photograph of Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga]
- Photograph of Primitive Baptist Church of Tioga. It is a small, white, one-story building with steps leading up to the door. There is a sign outside that reads "City of Tioga Community Building".
- [Photograph of Sadler Cemetery]
- Photograph of front of the Sadler Cemetery in Sadler, Texas. The sign for the cemetery is behind the fence and graves with various different headstones can be seen. Some of the graves have flowers placed in front of them.
- [Photograph of Saint John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]
- Photograph of Saint John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The building is made of brick and there are stairs leading up to the second level. There are four white columns at the main entrance. The Texas Historical Marker is visible in the photograph.
- [Photograph of the M. F. Cowell House]
- Photograph of Mary Florence Cowell's house. The house is a one-story white house with red trim and shutters. There is a screened-in porch at the front of the house.
- [Texas Historical Commission Marker: Antioch Baptist Church]
- Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Antioch Baptist Church in Bells, Texas. Text: Formally organized in 1861 as Antioch Baptist Church of Christ, this congregation first worshiped in a log cabin approximately 2.5 miles south of this site. S. J. Wright, R. T. Gardner and J. D. Thomas comprised the organizing presbytery. In 1872, the congregation moved to the Pink Hill community where it shared a building and land at this site with the Pink Hill school. Baptisms took place in Choctaw Creek and in nearby stock tanks. As a charter member of the Grayson County Baptist Association, Antioch became known simply as Antioch Baptist Church after 1886. The 1890s saw much growth, resulting in the dedication of a new building in 1890 and the establishment of a Sunday school in 1893. In the early 1900s, Antioch Baptist Church became active in foreign and home mission work, a tradition it has continued into the 21st century. A growing membership required the completion of larger worship spaces in 1919 and again in 1974. In the latter half of the 20th century, the congregation secured its first full-time pastor, enhanced its mission work in the community and abroad, and provided a number of programs for young people. As an integral part of the Pink Hill community, Antioch Baptist Church has played an important role in the lives of those who worship here. It continues to uphold the ideals and traditions of its founders as it moves forward in service to others.
- [Texas Historical Commission Marker: Pottsboro]
- Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Pottsboro, Texas. Text: Caddo and Wichita Indian tribes occupied this area before Anglo settlement began in the 19th century among the early settlers was James G. Thompson, whose daughter, Sarah Virginia, married James A. Potts (1938-1905), a Confederate veteran, rancher, and land developer who moved to Grayson County in 1868. Recovering from a long construction delay caused by the Civil War, railroads began building lines through this area of Texas in the late 1870s. James and Sarah Potts deeded land for a right-of-way to the Denison and Pacific Railway, a subsidiary of the Missouri-Kansas-Railroad, in 1878, James Potts is credited with drawing up the plat for the new railroad town named in his honor. Within a decade Pottsboro boasted homes, churches, general stores, gristmills, a cotton gin, post office, hotel/saloon, and school. The town was incorporated on June 19, 1885. Pottsboro sustained serious damage from major fires in 1892, 1923, and 1924, but the citizens rebuilt and the town prospered. United States government construction of Perrin Army Air Field and Lake Texoma during 1940s brought additional economic benefits to the town, which continues to play a vital role in the history of Grayson County.