Harrison County, Texas


Caddo Lake is a 25,400 acre (103 km²) lake and wetland located on the border between Texas and Louisiana, in northern Harrison County and southern Marion County in Texas and western Caddo Parish in Louisiana. The lake is named after the Southeastern culture of Native Americans called Caddo or Caddoans, who lived in the area from the 16th century until their expulsion in the 19th century. It is an Internationally protected wet land under the RAMSAR treaty and is the largest natural fresh water lake in Texas, and the largest Cypress forest in the world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caddo Lake"

East Texas Baptist University or ETBU is a private Christian university associated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Marshall, Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Texas Baptist University"

Elysian Fields is a rural community of about 300 people in Harrison County, Texas, located 11 miles southeast of the county seat of Marshall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elysian Fields, Texas"

Gill is a rural community in south central Harrison County in Texas, United States. It is six miles south of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. Highway 59. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gill, Texas"

Hallsville is a city located in Harrison County, Texas, located 13 miles west of the county seat, Marshall on U.S. Highway 80. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,772. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hallsville, Texas"

Harleton, Texas is a rural community of about 200 in north-west Harrison County, Texas. It has its own public school district. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harleton, Texas"

Harrison County Historical Museum is a historical museum in Marshall, Texas dedicated to the history of Harrison County, Texas. The museum houses twenty-two rooms of exhibits ranging in topic from the Native American Caddo culture to the history of the HBCU Wiley College. The museum has historically been located in the Old Courthouse on Whetstone Square, but has been temporarily located in the Ginocchio since 2001 awaiting the completion of a restoration project of the Old Courthouse. The museum house thousands of artifacts and also has an extensive photographic and text archive partially maintained by a geneological society. Notable pieces housed in the museum include; an Inaugural ball gown worn by Lady Bird Johnson and an accompanying suit worn by Lyndon Johnson, the Emmy Bill Moyers won for his documentary Marshall, Texas: Marshall, Texas, and George Foreman's world championship belt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harrison County Historical Museum" Pure http://www.shortopedia.com. Pure Information Power.

Harrison County is a county located in the state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 62,110. Harrison county is located in East Texas and is named for Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and Texas revolutionary. Its county seat is Marshall 6. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harrison County, Texas"

Isaac Van Zandt ( July 10 1813 – October 11 1847) Van Zandt was a national then state leader in Texas. He is the name sake of Van Zandt County, Texas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isaac Van Zandt"

Jonesville is a rural community of about 100 people in western Harrison County, Texas. It is located just west of Waskom, or about 20 miles east of the county seat, Marshall. It is famous for its general store, which has been a filming location of several Disney films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jonesville, Texas"

Karnack is a city located in northeastern Harrison County near Caddo Lake in East Texas, USA. As of the 1990 census, the city had a total population of 755. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karnack, Texas"

Latex is a rural community in Harrison County, Texas located about 15 miles northeast of the county seat, Marshall. The community's name was derived, not from the rubber product, but from the names of the states of Texas and Louisiana (it is located near the border of the two states). ...more on Wikipedia about "Latex, Texas"

Marshall is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located near the Louisiana and Arkansas borders in the Ark-La-Tex region. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Marshall had a total population of 23,935. It is the county seat of Harrison County . ...more on Wikipedia about "Marshall, Texas"

Nesbitt is a town located in Harrison County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 302. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nesbitt, Texas"

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Scottsville is a city located in Harrison County, Texas, 1ocated about 2 miles east of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. Highway 80. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 263. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scottsville, Texas"

Uncertain is a town located in Harrison County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 150. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uncertain, Texas"

Waskom is a city located in Harrison County, Texas, 1ocated about 20 miles east of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. Highway 80. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,772. . As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,068. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waskom, Texas"

Wiley College is the first and oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River and is located on the west side of Marshall, Texas. The college was founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Bishop Isaac Wiley and was certified in 1882 by the Freedmen's Aid Society. Melvin B. Tolson, a contemporary of the Harlem Renaissance, was an English professor at the college. James L. Farmer, Sr. was the first black Texan to hold a doctorate and also was a professor at Wiley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wiley College"

Woodlawn, Texas is a rural community located in north-central Harrison County, Texas. Woodlawn has a population under 500 and is located 8 miles north of the county seat, Marshall, on U.S. Highway 59. ...more on Wikipedia about "Woodlawn, Texas"

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