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First United Methodist Church, Paris
Date: 2005-10-10
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: First United Methodist Church, Paris. Built 1921-24.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6681/
Fountain in the Paris town square, gift of J. J. Culbertson, 1927
Date: 2005-10-10
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Fountain in the Paris town square, gift of J. J. Culbertson, 1927
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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Historic plaque - John James Culbertson
Date: 2005-10-10
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Historic plaque - John James Culbertson March 16, 1853 - September 27, 1932 Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, John James Culbertson grew up in large Northeastern cities. He married Emily Lou Lee of New Jersey in 1882 and soon became a salesman for a cotton product company based in Alabama. During his southern travels, Culbertson saw the potential for profit from cottonseed oil. He moved to Paris and was instrumental in building the first Paris cotton mill about 1884. The company, Paris Oil Works, was sold to American Cotton Oil Trust in 1887, and Culbertson moved to Arkansas to manage a Southern Oil Company Plant. Four years later the Culbertsons returned to Paris, where he built a small cottonseed oil empire through the Paris Oil and Cotton Company, later known as Southland Cotton Oil Company. Culbertson was asked to particpate in a master plan for the growth of Paris in 1913. As an influential Texas financier, he was appointed to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas when it was formed in 1914. His nationwide reputation as a cotton producer led President Woodrow Wilson to appoint him to a board that organized a bureau to oversee cotton ...
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Historic plaque - The Paris Fire, 1916
Date: 2005-10-10
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: The Paris Fire. 1916 Although Paris was founded in the mid-1840s, many of its historic structures were lost in a fire that destroyed almost half the town in 1916. The blaze started about five o'clock on the afternoon of March 21, 1916, at the S. J. Long warehouse near the southwest city limits. Its cause is unknown, but one theory is that a spark from a switch engine ignited dry grass near the warehouse. Winds estimated at 50 miles per hour soon blew the fire out of control as it burned a funnel-shaped path to the northeast edge of Paris. Firemen from Bonham, Cooper, Dallas, Honey Grove, and Hugo, Okla., helped the Paris Fire Department battle the flames, which were visible up to 40 miles away. The blaze destroyed most of the central business district and swept through a residential area before it was controlled at about sunrise on March 22. Property damage from this fire was estimated at $11,000,000. The structures burned included the federal building and post office, Lamar County Courthouse and jail, City Hall, most commercial buildings, and several churches. Rebuilding was begun quickly as townspeople collected relief funds and opened their homes to the victims. A ...
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Inventory of county records, Lamar County Courthouse, Paris, Texas
Date: 1979
Creator: Riney, James E.
Description: Inventory of records of Lamar County housed in the Lamar County Courthouse in Paris, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, and Auditor. Also provides a list of Lamar County records and an index.
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[Letter to Carolyn M. Scott from her Grandmother]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Letter to Carolyn M. Scott from her grandmother.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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[Letter to Tom and Carolyn from Mary Foshee Scott]
Date: 1904
Creator: McGuire, Caroline
Description: Letter to Carolyn Street and Tom Scott from his mother, Mary Foshee Scott.
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[Letter to Tom Scott from his father, April 12, 1904]
Date: 1904-04-12
Creator: Scott, David Howell
Description: Letter to Tom Scott from his father, upon Tom's engagement.
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth35200/
Paris Community Theatre - the Plaza
Date: 2005-10-10
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Paris Community Theatre - the Plaza
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R. F. Scott Building
Date: 2005-10-10
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: R. F. Scott building in Paris
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