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Wise County was established in 1856, and Taylorsville (in honor of Zachary Taylor) was made the county seat.. Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858, arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, in honor of naval hero Stephen Decatur.
Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 68,632. [1] Its county seat is Decatur. [2] Wise County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wise County, Texas. There are six properties listed on the National Register in the county. Four properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks including one that is also a State Antiquities Landmark.
101 N Trinity St., Decatur, Texas Coordinates 32°14′04″N 97°35′13″W / 32.23444°N 97.58694°W / 32.23444; -97.58694 ( Wise County Courthouse
Storms that moved through North Texas early Tuesday morning prompted a tornado warning for Northeast Tarrant County until 9:15 a.m. and resulted in damages and traffic accidents in Wise, Parker ...
A 38-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday night in Wise County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. ... of Decatur. The accident took place around 9:30 p.m. on FM ...
In Wise County, damage to homes was reported near FM 730 and FM 2264 near Decatur, and a semi truck was overturned on U.S. 287 in Decatur. Damage to property along Route 730 south of Decatur in ...
The mansion is located at 1003 East Main in Decatur, a town in Wise County, Texas. [2] [3] It spans thirteen and a half acres of land. [4] History.