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A bit of Harrison County history: American settlers
began to arrive in large numbers during the
1830s. The settlement of the area was well under
way by the time of the Texas Revolution in 1836.
A dozen Americans received land grants there
from Mexican authorities in the fall of 1835.
After the revolution the area filled up so
rapidly that the Congress of the Republic of
Texas officially established Harrison County in
1839. It was drawn from Shelby County, organized
in 1842, and named for Texas revolutionary
leader Jonas Harrison. Marshall, founded in
1841, became the county seat in 1842. The
original county boundaries were reduced by the
establishment of Panola and Upshur counties in
1846. Since then, with the exception of a small
adjustment with Marion County during
Reconstruction, they have remained unchanged. |
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