Denison

The Brown Front Brothel in Denison

The most notorious brothel in Denison was Brown Front, named so because it, well, had an unpainted wooden front that was none too pretty.

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Denison, Railroad City

The MKT made Denison a very important railroad city after the Civil War.

Learn that Business: Draughon's Practical Business Colleges

Draughon's Business Colleges private offered a "no-frills education without sports teams, commencement, and other distractions."

Colbert's Bridge, Hotel, and Ferry at the Red River

Colbert's hotel stood above his ferry, which once was replaced by a bridge in 1875 that the Red River promptly washed away.

Walled in Denison: Stone Ruins off the old Jefferson Highway

Stone ruins near Denison, just a stone's throw from the Old Jefferson Highway, could be related to automobile travel or something else.

All that was lost under Lake Texoma: Woodville, Aylesworth, Achaeology, and more

Lake Texoma left archaeology and the towns of Aylesworth and Woodville, among others, beneath its waters.