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At the time of T. V. Munson's death, W. B. Munson related, "Your life
will live in the moral fibre of your posterity, in the impress your
life has made upon those who knew you, in the finer fruit of the vines
you created, and in the wider intelligence your writings have wrought.
The world will be better and happier for your having lived. Rest in
peace." In the spring of 1974, a meeting was held on the campus of
Grayson County College attended by Mr. Ben Munson, III, Foundation Pre-
sident, Dr. Truman Wester, President, Grayson County College, Mr. Ben
McKinney, Foundation Director, and Mr. John Clift, seeking the expertise
of the college's horticulture department in developing the memorial.
"I've asked the college to assist in this project," Munson said, "because
I feel that this area has great potential for the grape industry. Gray-
son County College has the potential management skill more so than any
other institution in the area. I feel that we need this kind of exper-
tise to make the project work." An advisory committee was appointed
consisting of Mr. John Clift, Mr. W. E. Dancy, Mr. Ben McKinney, Mr.
Ben Munson, III, Mr. David Munson, Dr. Truman Wester, and Mr. W. E. Wil-
cox. Mr. Horace Foster, who worked for T. V. Munson as a child, was
appointed special advisor to the project. And so it was, the T. V. Mun-
son Memorial Vineyard was created! The agriculture instructor for the
college, Roy E. Renfro, Jr. was appointed administrator of the vineyard
project and given the authority to proceed with the development of the
memorial. Land preparation, vineyard layout, securing variety donors,
soil tests, etc. kept the advisory committee and the administrator busy
during the summer and fall of 1974. When spring of 1975 arrived the
vineyard plot was ready to accept the first few grape varieties that had
been located. From this meager beginning of 5 varieties, the memorial
vineyard now has 60 of the Munson cultivars in production. The T. V.
Munson Memorial Vineyard is located on the West Campus of Grayson County
College, one-half mile west of the intersection of State Highways 1417
and 691 between Sherman and Denison, Texas. The plan is to have as many
as possible of the 300 Munson varieties in residence when the memorial
is completed. The Munson three-wire 'T' trellis system has been used
with native cedar posts having been cut from timber along the banks of
the Red River where many of the native grapes Munson used are still
thriving. A greenhouse has been constructed to aid in the success rate
of rooting cuttings of the rare Munson varieties. A turn of the century
style brick maintenance building has been constructed adjacent to the
greenhouse and serves as an area for propagation work and storage of the
Munson grape cultivars. Permanent concrete walkways have been installed
throughout the display vineyard to make the tour more enjoyable. A
museum and library are now in the planning stages and will be constructed
in an adjacent area to the memorial vineyard in the near future. The
T. V. Munson Memorial Vineyard opened for public tours in the summer of
1979.
THE GRAPE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, MOST WHOLESOME AND
NUTRITIOUS, MOST CERTAIN AND PROFITABLE FRUIT THAT
CAN BE GROWN.
T. V. Munson* *. * * * *
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Thomas Volney Munson Memorial Vineyard (Grayson County College). The T. V. Munson Memorial Vineyard Report, Volume 1, Number 1, November 1, 1980, periodical, November 1, 1980; Denison, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1353270/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson College Foundation.