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Historic plaque - Fannin County Courthouses

Description: Photograph of a historic marker. It reads: "Fannin County Courthouses. Commissioners' Court first met at Jacob Black's cabin on Feb. 26, 1836, before Fannin County was officially organized. In 1838 Warren (near present Ambrose in Grayson County) was named the county seat. The courthouse built there in 1840 was a two-story oak and cedar structure with rough plank floors. In 1843 the county seat was moved to Bois D'Arc, town's name was changed to Bonham, for an Alamo hero, the next year. Judge Jo… more
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Confederate memorial, Fannin County

Description: Photograph of a Confederate memorial on the grounds of the Fannin County courthouse. It is a tall monument, with a statue of a man at the top. There is text on the base of the statue, and there are cars parked behind it.
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Confederate memorial, Fannin County

Description: Photograph of a Confederate memorial in Fannin County. It reads: "To the Confederate soldiers who sacrificed their lives for a just cause, this monument is lovingly dedicated by the Daughters of the Confederacy, aided by the Confederate Veterans Association of Fannin county."
Date: October 10, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Fannin County Courthouse in Bonham, TX]

Description: Photograph of Fannin County Courthouse in Bonham, TX. The center of an intersection fills the foreground of the photo, with a traffic light hanging at the top edge of the image. The corner of two of the intersection's roads, directly across from the camera, has curbs that separate the streets from the courthouse's property. Two cars drive alongside the curbs while about a dozen other vehicles park in the lot surrounding the courthouse. Also within the parking lot are two flag poles, one flying … more
Date: February 1975
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Fannin County Clerk's Office, Four Workers]

Description: Photograph of the County Clerk's office in the Fannin County Courthouse with four workers posing inside. From left to right is Myrtle Hancock (1886–1975), J. L. Dobbs (1874–1947), Evans Pritchett (1894–1936), and J[?]. T. Fitzgerald. Hancock and Pritchett are seated along a long table in the middle of the office, while Dobbs stands along a table in the back. Fitzgerald holds a large volume of the county deed records.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History

[Fannin County Clerk's Office, Two Workers]

Description: Photograph of two unidentified workers reviewing files in the Fannin County clerk's office within the county courthouse. Large shelves of county deed records, placed horizontally, span the walls. The workers are looking over documents on a table in the center, while a larger table covered with papers is visible in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Partner: Fannin County Museum of History
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