Blackland Memories: A Pictorial History of Greenville, Texas 1850-1950

Hunt County Historical Commission. Written & edited by Judy Woods & Sylvia Clemons
Hardcover, 132 pgs. Out of print, limited copies left.

Blackland Memories is a pictorial history of Greenville’s first 100 years. It covers Greenville history from the date that the original deed was conveyed from McQuinney Howell Wright to create Greenville on March 22, 1850 to the centennial celebration of that event 100 years later. It contains 280 photographs, each chosen because of the glimpse it gives of early businesses, downtown street scenes, local people, common folk, ads from newspapers, college pictures, and photos that show what an integral part cotton played in the city’s development.