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District surveyors from Cooke County in the north
and Denton County to the east mapped out the area, most of which was
drawn from Cooke County. Wise County was officially established by
legislative act on January 23, 1856, and was named in honor of Henry
A. Wise, a United States Congressman from Virginia, who, during the
1840s, supported the annexation of Texas.
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The county seat, Decatur (originally named
Taylorsville), was selected by a countywide election and, though
challenged after the courthouse burned in 1895, has remained the
seat of government to the present. |
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Pioneer history
of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads, Twenty Years of
Intrepid History Decatur, Tex.: The Association, 1907
[Transcribed by K. Torp] |
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Cities and Towns |
Alvord
Aurora
Boyd
Briar
Bridgeport
Chico
Decatur
Greenwood
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Lake Bridgeport
New Fairview
Newark
Paradise
Pecan Acres
Rhome
Runaway Bay
Slidell |
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