Historic Denison Texas

23/09/2026

Amazon is building a data center in Pecos County, Texas that would become the single largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S. The gas plant powering it is permitted to emit 33 million tons of CO2 annually—more than Switzerland produces in a year.

When asked about the contradiction with Amazon's own Climate Pledge commitment to net zero by 2040, a company spokesperson said: "The world looks different now than when we co-founded the climate pledge," suggesting growth and sustainability reinforce each other.

But the numbers tell a different story. Amazon disclosed a record increase in total emissions last year, with company-wide electricity use up 34% across 2025. One facility emitting more than entire nations isn't a sign of reinvention—it's a cultural moment that asks us to reckon with how we measure progress and who pays the cost of convenience.

22/09/2026

21/09/2026

Public records document at least 21 surveillance camera locations (Flock Safety and/or other vendors) in Sherman, Texas. with Sherman Police Department named in public procurement or transparency records.

21 surveillance camera locations documented in Sherman, Texas (TX), Grayson County. Combines public procurement records (EFF Atlas), Flock transparency portal snapshots, and community-mapped DeFlock/OSM locations. Documented floor, not a definitive count.

30/08/2026

Aerial photo of old Denison High School on 700 block of Main street. You can also see another old school that is now gone.

24/08/2026

Even after sunset, there will be little relief, as much of the South is expected to remain above 80 degrees for several nights in a row.

31/07/2026

JEFFERSON HIGHWAY IS 100 PER CENT BETWEEN DENISON AND MUSKOGEE - From the Denison Herald-- 1918

The Jefferson Highway scores 100 per cent between Denison, Texas and Muskogee according to a card received this morning by W.N. King from H.G. Alexander, who left Denison, Texas Thursday morning with his wife for Miami, Oklahoma. Muskogee, which is 184 miles from Denison, was made easily in one day. When Mr. Alexander was given a log of the Jefferson Highway he was requested to advise on arrival at Muskogee what he found in the way of roads through Oklahoma, especially in the vicinity of the Canadian River which has to be forded or crossed on a ferry until the new bridge, now under construction is built. Mr. Alexander writes as follows:

“Roads 100 per cent excellent except twenty miles south of Muskogee now being worked. Arrived McAlester at noon; Muskogee at 6:30 p.m. on scheduled time. Canadian River crossing easy; took five minutes and did not use team; pulled sand on north side in high. No criticism to make of the Jefferson Highway. Northbound travelers should make inquiry at Okataha (sic) twenty miles south of Muskogee.”
We suppose that the inquiry suggested at Oktaha is about the detour around construction work. If this surmise is correct we trust the county chairman of the J.H. committee will see that proper detour signs are put up while construction work is going on. It is inexcusable to run tourists into construction work without giving them a chance to go around, and something the Jefferson Highway does not approve of.

Reprinted in the Jefferson Highway Declaration-May 1918, Vol. III, No. 4 Transcribed by Glenn Smith

15/07/2026

Sullenberger graduated from Denison High School in 1969 and retired as an airline captain in 2010, one year after the “Miracle on the Hudson.”

Captain Sullenberger, who is known as Sully, said that the disease was in its early stages, and that he was “in the beginning of this long journey.”

08/07/2026

This large building began as the National Commercial College at
500 West Main Street, but soon went out of business and became "The Denison" Hotel

Lindsey Coffins occupies part of the ground floors, at 502-504 West Main.
The Herald newspaper occupies 506 West Main, next door.
Later, Lindsey the undertaker moved to the larger building where the Herald was.
This building burned down in January 1920 and was replaced by the one now occupying 500 W. Main. It was Jennings Furniture for many years, now it is the beloved Main Street Mall.

Photo from "Art Works of Grayson County" 1895 courtesy of Margaret Williams of Pottsboro.

The undertaker business run by Isaac Lindsey, who spent much of his adult life in that profession in Texas. Born in Cartersville, Georgia, on March 6, 1848, he married Mary E. Talley (1853–1931) in Marshall County, Tennessee, in 1870. At that time he was working as a carpenter. He continued that occupation when the couple moved to Sherman, Texas, by 1880.

In 1891, the Denison City Directory listed Isaac Lindsey as an undertaker and funeral director at 517–519 West Main Street. He and Mary were living at 612 West Crawford Street.
In January 1892 Undertaker S. Harriman sold his business and stock in trade to Lindsey; the goods were moved from 421 to 509 W. Main Street. ("Local Condensations." The Sunday Gazetteer, Sunday, January 31, 1892, pg. 4) In 1896, Isaac and Mary were living at 506 West Main, next door to the Lindsey funeral parlor. In June of 1900, the U.S. Census found Isaac and Mary still living at 506 West Main.

04/06/2026