By 1840, population growth necessitated the organization of a new county.
The Fifth Congress established the new county on December 17, 1840, and named it after Mirabeau B.
Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding.
The Texas and Pacific reached town in 1876; the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (later merged into the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) and the Frisco in 1887; the Texas Midland Railroad (later Southern Pacific) in 1894; and the Paris and Mount Pleasant (Pa-Ma Line) in 1910.
Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding.
The Texas and Pacific reached town in 1876; the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (later merged into the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) and the Frisco in 1887; the Texas Midland Railroad (later Southern Pacific) in 1894; and the Paris and Mount Pleasant (Pa-Ma Line) in 1910.
The burned structures included the Federal Building and Post Office, the Lamar County Courthouse and Jail, City Hall, most commercial buildings, and several churches. In 1893, black teenager Henry Smith was accused of murder, tortured, and then burned to death on a scaffold in front of thousands of spectators in Paris.
Among the victims was Henry Smith, a teenager lynched in 1893 after the alleged rape and the murder of a 3 years old White girl.
The Texas and Pacific reached town in 1876; the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (later merged into the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) and the Frisco in 1887; the Texas Midland Railroad (later Southern Pacific) in 1894; and the Paris and Mount Pleasant (Pa-Ma Line) in 1910.
Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding.
The Texas and Pacific reached town in 1876; the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway (later merged into the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) and the Frisco in 1887; the Texas Midland Railroad (later Southern Pacific) in 1894; and the Paris and Mount Pleasant (Pa-Ma Line) in 1910.
Wees and constructed in 1910.
Paris Union Station, built 1912, served Frisco], Santa Fe, and Texas Midland passenger trains until 1956.
Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding.
The 1916 fire destroyed almost half the town and caused an estimated $11 million in property damage.
The Scott Mansion narrowly survived the fire of 1916.
In 1920, two black brothers from the Arthur family were tied to a flagpole and burned to death at the Paris fairgrounds.
On July 7, 1920 there was the Lynching of Irving and Herman Arthur. 115 years later, in 2008, an African-American man, Brandon McClelland, was run over and dragged to death under a vehicle.
In response to the incident, civil rights activist Brenda Cherry said "I think we are probably stuck in 1930 right about now". In 2007, a 14-year-old African-American girl was sentenced by a local judge to up to 7 years in a youth prison for shoving a hall monitor at Paris High School.
The highest temperature on record was , set in August 1936, and the record low was , set in 1930.
The highest temperature on record was , set in August 1936, and the record low was , set in 1930.
Richardson, United States Navy Fleet Commander 1940–1941 Eddie Robinson, professional baseball player, four-time All-Star and Texas Rangers executive Augusta Rucker, medical doctor, zoologist, public health lecturer Jack Russell, professional baseball player and first relief pitcher selected to a Major League Baseball All-Star Game Leslie Satcher, country music recording artist William Scott Scudder, Major League Baseball pitcher Gene Stallings, Alabama head coach 1990-1996 Steven H.
The city has prominent memorials to the Confederacy, but has no acknowledgement of these killings. In 1943, the U.S.
Paris Union Station, built 1912, served Frisco], Santa Fe, and Texas Midland passenger trains until 1956.
Snow is not unusual, but is by no means predictable, and years can pass with no snowfall at all. On April 2, 1982, Paris was hit by an F4 tornado that destroyed more than 1,500 homes, and left 10 people dead, 170 injured, and 3,000 homeless.
The damage toll from this tornado was estimated at US$50 million in 1982. ==Demographics== As of the census of 2010, 25,171 people, 10,306 households, and 6,426 families resided in the city.
Coleman, soul blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. Marsha Farney, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Williamson County; reared in Paris, graduated from Paris Junior College, and taught school in Paris in 1990s Bobby Jack Floyd, National Football League (NFL) fullback Charles R.
Richardson, United States Navy Fleet Commander 1940–1941 Eddie Robinson, professional baseball player, four-time All-Star and Texas Rangers executive Augusta Rucker, medical doctor, zoologist, public health lecturer Jack Russell, professional baseball player and first relief pitcher selected to a Major League Baseball All-Star Game Leslie Satcher, country music recording artist William Scott Scudder, Major League Baseball pitcher Gene Stallings, Alabama head coach 1990-1996 Steven H.
Physiographically, these regions are part of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Following a tradition of American cities named "Paris" (named after France's capital), the city commissioned a replica of the Eiffel Tower in 1993 and installed it on site of the Love Civic Center, southeast of the town square.
In 1998, presumably as a response to the 1993 construction of a tower in Paris, Tennessee, the city placed a giant red cowboy hat atop its tower.
In 1998, presumably as a response to the 1993 construction of a tower in Paris, Tennessee, the city placed a giant red cowboy hat atop its tower.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. ===2000 census data=== In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $27,438, and for a family was $34,916.
In response to the incident, civil rights activist Brenda Cherry said "I think we are probably stuck in 1930 right about now". In 2007, a 14-year-old African-American girl was sentenced by a local judge to up to 7 years in a youth prison for shoving a hall monitor at Paris High School.
On July 7, 1920 there was the Lynching of Irving and Herman Arthur. 115 years later, in 2008, an African-American man, Brandon McClelland, was run over and dragged to death under a vehicle.
Following this incident, an attempt by the United States Department of Justice Justice Community Relations Service to initiate a dialogue between the races in the town ended in failure when African-American complaints were mostly met by silent glares. A 2009 protest rally over the case led to Texas State Police intervention to prevent groups shouting "white power!" and "black power!" from coming to blows.
This sentencing disparity occasioned nationwide controversy and the African-American girl was released after serving one year on orders of a special conservator appointed by the State of Texas to investigate problems with the state's juvenile-justice practices. In 2009, some African-American workers at the Turner Industries plant in the city claimed that hangman's nooses, Confederate flags, and racist graffiti were regular features of plant culture.
As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 25,171.
The damage toll from this tornado was estimated at US$50 million in 1982. ==Demographics== As of the census of 2010, 25,171 people, 10,306 households, and 6,426 families resided in the city.
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