Denison

by Mavis Anne Bryant and Donna Hord Hunt

Book Overview

Denison is known as "Katy's Baby," "The Infant Wonder," and "The Gateway City to Texas." Founded in 1872 as the first Lone Star stop on the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad, the city rapidly grew to 3,000 residents in its first 100 days. Citizens of the new town wanted a quality education for their children, and in 1873 they opened the first free, graded public school in the state. From Denison came many influential people, including Allied Forces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738584746
• ISBN13: 9780738584744
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.3"