Grayson County Texas Historical Markers

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Presentation containing photographs of historic markers in Grayson County, Texas, organized alphabetically by city name. Each site slide includes the name, a photograph of the marker, and (when relevant) a photograph of the building or area described by the marker.

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178 p. : col. ill.

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West, Carolyn Effie 2012.

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This presentation is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the Private Collection of Carolyn West to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 2953 times, with 18 in the last month. More information about this presentation can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Grayson County Texas Historical Markers
  • Alternate Title: Grayson County TX Historical Markers

Description

Presentation containing photographs of historic markers in Grayson County, Texas, organized alphabetically by city name. Each site slide includes the name, a photograph of the marker, and (when relevant) a photograph of the building or area described by the marker.

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178 p. : col. ill.

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Original presentation split into two files: [1] presbellssad (title slide and markers in cities alphabetically between Bells and Sadler) and [2] Presentation1 (markers in cities alphabetically between Sherman and Whitewrite, and county markers outside cities).

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  • Nov. 1, 2012, 8:27 p.m.

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  • Sept. 26, 2022, 2:48 p.m.

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West, Carolyn Effie. Grayson County Texas Historical Markers, presentation, 2012; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth256984/: accessed October 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Private Collection of Carolyn West.

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