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Gresham Texas

Gresham is located six miles south of Tyler on Old Jacksonville Highway (2493) at the intersection with Farm road 2813, and north of Flint and Bullard. Nearby is an exit from the new Toll Loop 49.

The community was established in 1877 as a shipping point on the railroad. A cotton gin was in operation by 1900.

Tyler to Gresham, Flint and Bullard railroad right-of-wayToday, Gresham is again experiencing growth as the Old Jacksonville Corridor expands from Tyler to the south, and additional businesses, banks, retail outlets, nurseries and housing developments locate in the area.

Local Resources of Interest

Kirkpatrick's Hardware
Angel Layettes.org
Centaur Arabian Farm and Bed & Breakfast
First Baptist Church of Gresham

Additional History Resources of Interest

Past Glimpses of Tyler...by Robert Reed
Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon House Historic Estate
Smith County Historical Society
Historic Tyler, Inc.
Heart of Tyler Main Street Program
Historic US80
National Register of Historic Places - Smith County Sites
Smith County History (RootsWeb)
Tyler History (City of Tyler)
Camp Ford Historical Association
Preservation Texas
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Downtown Association
Texas Association of Museums
Texas State Preservation Board
East Texas Historical Association

Camp Fannin

 

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