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Denton County Courthouse (Retired) (Denton, Texas) John Bunyan Denton, a Methodist preacher, entered Texas for the first time in 1836. To support his family he also became a lawyer and practiced law in Clarksville and like other men at the time he joined the military when he was needed. On May 22, 1841 he accompanied Col. Edward H. Tarrant and other men in his company at the battle of Village Creek, a fight between the settlers and Indians near present day Fort Worth. He was killed early on in the fight while raising his rifle to fire. His body was buried and moved once before being moved a final time to the corner of the courthouse square in 1901. Denton County was formed in 1846 but the town of Denton was not created until 1857 when residents required a county seat more centrally located. Today Denton is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The 1896 courthouse (above) still stands, known as the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square. It holds some county offices and a museum. Several blocks away you will find the current courthouse, known as the Denton County Courts Building, built in 1998. Denton County Courthouse
At the end of our Sunday drive, we stopped in downtown Denton, on the square. Denton has one of Texas' best courthouses, and that's saying something, as Texas is famous have having terrifickly architected courthouses all over the state. The Romanesque style courthouse is the third one built in the county, and was completed in 1897, so presently, it's 112 years old! cold beer mugs elvis coffee mug mug with spoon nfl shot glass sigg mugs senseo single cup coffee shooter shot glasses pumpkin spice coffee k cups |