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Quitman is a city and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States. [5] Its population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. The city was named for John A. Quitman , a veteran of the Mexican–American War , and once governor of Mississippi .
Quitman Mayor Randy Dunn speaks about working with the Wood County Health Care Foundation to plan out and build the Memory Health Life Center on March 14 during a meeting at UT Health East Texas ...
Wood County Airport (ICAO: KJDD, FAA LID: JDD) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Wood County, Texas, United States.It is located 5 nmi (5.8 mi; 9.3 km) north of the central business district of Mineola, Texas and 4 nmi (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) southwest of Quitman, Texas.
The Credit Union of Texas Event Center (formerly Allen Event Center) is an American 6,275 fixed-seat multi-purpose indoor arena located in Allen, Texas, a northern suburb of Dallas. The arena opened in 2009 under the name Allen Event Center. Construction cost was $52.6 million ($63.5 million in 2020 dollars).
In 1852, a log schoolhouse in the western part of the county near Chaney Crossing on Lake Fork was built. By 1854, school was being taught in Quitman. By 1859, Quitman had three schools that required tuition to be paid. [8] On January 8, 1884, the Texas legislature required the county to be divided into free public school districts.
The Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations is a performance hall, which opened in September 2002 in Richardson, Texas.The center is named for local philanthropist, Charles W. Eisemann, in recognition of a $2,000,000 gift [1] from the Eisemann Foundation Fund of The Communities Foundation of Texas.
It is an $8.8 million facility built in 1982 and is home to the Texas State University Bobcats men's basketball team, women's basketball team and women's volleyball team. The arena was previously known as Strahan Coliseum , but changed its name to the University Events Center as part of a late 2018 expansion.
The Oscar-winning actress, Sissy Spacek, was born in Quitman, TX on December 25, 1949. She was born Mary Elizabeth Spacek to Edwin and Virgina Spacek. Spacek grew up in the town and attended high school at Quitman High School and graduated in 1968. She was a popular girl growing up.