Greenville was carved out of blackland prairie by sturdy pioneers who cleared the tall grass for their homes and farms. When Hunt County was created by the first legislature of the new state of Texas in 1846, Greenville was named the county seat. Our community blends heritage and contemporary lifestyle for the best of both worlds: the city and the country.
Greenville was named for Thomas J. Green, a general in the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico and, later, a member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. (The city narrowly escaped being named “Pinckneyville” in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first Governor of Texas!) Hunt County commemorates Memucan Hunt, another Texas freedom fighter and Minister to the United States for the Republic.
The rich blackland soil that stuck to shoes and buggy wheels when wet proved to be a real economic asset. It grew a high quality cotton used by English spinning and weaving mills.
Back when I was a young girl, before segregation came, the water tower had a slogan, which read "the blackest land and the whitest people". It stayed that way for many years, until it became an improper slogan, causing the town to change it. I also remember going there during the Christmas season, to see the Christmas parade, which happened every year.......
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Coming back from town, I noticed clouds in the northern skies, and was impressed with the fact that they were there. We haven't had a...
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Yes, it's still there but is now down in the middle of a bunch of skyscrapers. It's hard to see it unless you are right down town ...
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