Ernest Criddle was one of the first faculty members of the Normal College, now the University of North Texas. He was born in 1874 in Waxahachi… Read more
One of Denton’s most iconic historic homes was extensively remodeled 25 years after it was built. The Scripture House, at 819 W. Oak St., was … Read more
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order established the Works Progress Administration on May 6, 1935. Two years earlier the Civilian… Read more
In May 1935, Capt. J.M. Bridwell took charge of materials to prepare Denton’s Civilian Conservation Corps camp for the Aug. 15 arrival of 200 … Read more
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In June 1919, a handful of Company M soldiers returned from World War I and reunited with Ernest Boggs, who returned earlier with injuries, on… Read more
One of Denton’s first World War I soldiers, Arthur McNitzky, was born in Denton to German immigrants. Read more
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On Aug. 6, 1925, Deputy Sheriff Robert Parsons lay dead on East Hickory Street, near present-day Mellow Mushroom, shot 11 times by Story gang … Read more
Denton faced a Wild West-era style crime spree in 1925. Prohibition began in 1920, partly because barley was needed for World War I soldiers, … Read more
The Texas Historic Commission Executive Board met Saturday at Emily Fowler Central Library for final approval of Denton’s John B. Denton Colle… Read more
America’s poor were punished for their poverty in poorhouses, a system rooted in 17th century English law. Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller’s famou… Read more
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Cuvier Lipscomb got his early medical training the hard way, providing surgical assistance for wounded Civil War soldiers. The sandy, red-hair… Read more
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Denton County residents partied all day on Aug. 2, 1919, as an estimated 10,000 people celebrated the return of 828 veterans from World War I. Read more
Walker Jagoe’s passion for aviation began in 1910 when he was 14 years old. He and fellow Denton High School student Robert Storrie built a bi… Read more
A party at Edith Clark’s Normal Street house was decorated with a magical combination of flowers, ferns and Japanese lanterns. Refreshments in… Read more
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About 600 veterans are buried in Denton’s IOOF and Oakwood cemeteries; Abraham Byron Harris is one of them. Read more
Andrew Jackson Hitchcock’s grave in the northwest corner of Denton’s I.O.O.F. Cemetery is marked by a white obelisk proclaiming, “Was with Col… Read more
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When Texan Frank Gioviale lost a uniform button during World War II, he found his wife. Read more
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Denton’s ethical code is a political football. An April 17 ethics complaint hearing involving City Council members Deb Armintor and Paul Meltz… Read more
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The University of North Texas has been in the news lately over the possible use of eminent domain, but UNT’s beginning on a small, landlocked … Read more
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One of Denton’s most beautiful houses, pictured in a Dorothy Bertine watercolor, is just a memory. Read more
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Denton’s Courthouse on the Square is an impromptu living room for picnics, yoga, rallies and concerts. People enjoying the courthouse lawn mig… Read more
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Today is an important day for veterans, the country and the world over. It marks Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the armistice of Wo… Read more
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