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List of tourist attractions in Marshall, Texas facts for kids

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T&P Depot
The T&P Depot, constructed in 1912, in the Ginocchio National Historic District, houses the Texas & Pacific Railway Museum, and also is a functioning Amtrak station.

This is a list of sites of interest in Marshall, Texas.

This list may not be complete.

  • Arnot House, 306 W. Houston St
  • First Methodist Church, 300 E. Houston St., constructed before the Civil War
  • Fry-Barry House, 314 W. Austin
  • Ginocchio National Historic District
    • Allen House, 610 N. Washington St
    • The Ginocchio, N. Washington St at Ginocchio St, houses the Harrison County Historical Museum
    • T&P Depot, N. Washington St at Ginocchio St, historic depot and train museum
    • Whaley House, 609 N Washington Ave, landmark Victorian home, now known as the Three Oaks Bed & Breakfast
  • Hagerty House, 505 E. Rusk St
  • Hochwald House, 211 W. Grand Ave.
  • Hotel Marshall, 210 W. Houston
  • James Turner House, 406 Washington Ave
  • John R. Stinson House, 313 W. Austin St
  • Magnolia Hall, 303 N Columbus St, historic home

Images for kids

  • A former slave displaying a horn used to call slaves

    A former slave displays a horn in 1939 that was formerly used by planters to call slaves on the outskirts of Marshall. Many freedmen moved to Marshall from rural areas during Reconstruction, creating their own community and seeking the chance to live away from the supervision of whites. After Union troops departed at the end of Reconstruction, Democrats formed the White Citizens Party, establishing an insurgent militia dedicated to white supremacy.

  • Whetstone Square 1939

    The community has developed in and around Whetstone Square, shown here in 1939. Guests lodged in the Capitol Hotel, right, and the taller Hotel Marshall directly behind it. In the 1960s, the Harrison County Courthouse, center, was the site of the first sit-ins in Texas by the civil rights movement.

  • Elks Building, Marshall, Texas

    Elks Building, Marshall, Texas (postcard, 1909)

  • Maplecroft

    Maplecroft is the centerpiece of the Starr Family Home State Historic Site.

  • Sam B. Hall U.S. Couthouse

    In the 2000s, the Sam B. Hall Jr. U.S. Court House became one of the busiest federal courts because of a high number of patent suits, the second-highest total in the nation.

  • Marshall Hall, ETBU

    East Texas Baptist University

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    Hagerty House

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    Ginocchio Historic District

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    Downtown Marshall Texas

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    Sam Wood House

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    Downtown Marshall Texas

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    Downtown Marshall Texas

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    Downtown Marshall Texas

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    Masonic Lodge

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    Downtown Marshall Texas

See also

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