Denison, Texas 75020
Carpenters Bluff Bridge Originally built as a railroad bridge for the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf (MO&G) Line, this landmark structure across the Red River continues to provide a transportation route between Grayson County, Texas, and Bryan County, Oklahoma
Denison, TX
Donald Lee Mayes (1914-1966) was a leading architect in Denison and are towns
Denison, Texas 75020
The E.M. Kohl building, formerly the Travelers Hotel, was built in 1893. The top 3 floors were added in 1909-1911 to be used as the family residence.
Denison, Texas 75020
Located in the heart of Denison, Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site showcases the home where the 34th U.S. President Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower was born in 1890.
Denison, TX
The 16' bust of former President and Five Star General Dwight David Eisenhower is the centerpiece for the Eisenhower Veterans Monument located at the entrance to Loy Lake Park.
Denison, TX 75020
Completed 1944, the Denison Dam impounds the Red River Basin forming Lake Texoma. Lake Texoma is the second largest lake in Texas and the eleventh largest reservoir in capacity in the United States.
Denison, TX
The Civilian Conservation Corps at Loy Park -Grayson County officials became aware of a growing need for a public recreation facility for the area's approximately 65,500 residents in 1930
Denison, Texas 75020
In 1865 the Union Pacific Railway southern branch was incorporated to build a railroad from the St. Louis-Kansas City area to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Plans began in early 1941 for a U. S. Army Air Corps installation to be located in Grayson County. This 1,160-acre site was acquired in June, and Air Corps personnel began arriving in August.
Denison, Texas 75020
St. Luke Church is Denison's oldest house of worship and oldest Episcopal sanctuary in Grayson County was built 1875 Recorded Texas Historic Landmark 1969
Denison, Texas 75020
The Thomas V Munson Home was built by world-famed scientist T.V. Munson. Munson is most famous for saving the wine vineyards in France by helping Europe deal with their vineyard-destroying phylloxera crisis. There is a little bit of Denison in every sip of French wine today.