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Photographers were among the colorful characters who populated the American West and documented its history. The small North Texas town of Denison was a crossroads where several railroads met, a place where travelers and settlers found adventure, made fortunes-and had their portraits made. Founded in 1872, Denison was the "Gate City" to Texas, carved out of the prairie just south of Indian Territory. The town grew and prospered, changing from a railhead for cattle drives into a shipping mecca for agricultural riches. Newly affluent citizens erected large buildings and impressive homes. By the...

DONNA HORD HUNT was the first female editor of The Denison Herald in her hometown of Denison, Texas, then served as manager of the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historical Park. For many years she has written twice-weekly newspaper columns documenting the history of her region. In this book Hunt recalls highlights of her professional, community, and personal life and shares an annotated bibliography of her writings from over half a century.

Founded by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad in 1872 as it built south through Indian Territory, Denison was a railhead for cattle shipment and a key entry point for those seeking their fortunes in the West. For the next forty years, B.C. Murray's newspapers chronicled every notable event in the region. In 1910 and 1911, Murray published in his "Sunday Gazetteer" two series called "Little Stories of Denison" and "Little Stories of the Past." This book brings together Murray's delightful recollections of frontier characters male and female, local gambling and sporting exploits, the growth...

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 supreme commander and U.S. president Dwight David Eisenhower, born here in 1890. The Perrin Air Force Base served as an important military...