The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Description: This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
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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.
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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: April 12, 1904
Creator: Scott, David Howell
Description: Letter to Tom Scott from his father, upon Tom's engagement.
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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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United States Post Office and Court House, Paris
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: United States Post Office and Court House, Paris
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First United Methodist Church, Paris
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: First United Methodist Church, Paris. Built 1921-24.
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Historic plaque - John James Culbertson
Date: October 10, 2005
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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Paris Community Theatre - the Plaza
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Paris Community Theatre - the Plaza
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R. F. Scott Building
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: R. F. Scott building in Paris
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