County Guide

Grayson County

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Stay a little longer.

Rushing through a place rarely does it justice.

Van Alstyne

Settlers established rural homesteads in the 1840s, and town of Van Alstyne was laid out by Scott McKinney in 1853. It was named for the railroad stockholder, Mrs. Marie Van…

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Cities

Cities in Grayson County

Take the long way.

The best parts of the trip are usually the ones you didn't plan.

Gunter

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Keep it easy.

The best days usually come without pressure or overplanning.

Denison

Denison was established in 1872 as the railhead for the first railroad into Texas from…

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Let the road decide.

Plans are useful, but flexibility is where the real discoveries happen.

Sherman

Sherman was established as the county seat when Grayson County was organized in 1846. It…

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Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Whitesboro

In 1848, Ambrose B. White arrived in Whitesboro and established White's Westview Inn that became…

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17
Annual Lights on the Lake
Sherman