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Decatur Baptist College (now Dallas Baptist University) was established in Decatur in 1898. It was the first two-year institution of higher education in Texas. In 1965, the college moved to Dallas to be in a larger population center. The former Administration Building then housed the Wise County Heritage Museum.
6. Eagles Canyon Raceway is a motor racing track in Decatur, Texas built to FIA specifications. [5] The track is located 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Fort Worth in eastern Wise County. The track was devised by David and Linda Cook, both with extensive backgrounds in motorsports, who set out to create a Formula 1-style race track in North Texas.
Added to NRHP. May 1, 1974. Designated RTHL. 1962. The Waggoner Mansion (a.k.a. El Castile) is a historic mansion in Decatur, Texas. The sixteen room mansion was built in 1883 by the Waggoner Family. It was purchased in 1942 by Mr. and Mrs. Phil Luker.
Jul. 5—FAMILY ARTS EXHIBITS FARM and HOME CENTER ENTRY AND JUDGING ENTRY DATES AND TIMES—ALL JUDGING BEGINS AT NOON CRAFTS: EARLY ENTRY is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 ENTRY: 9:30 to 11 ...
Jul. 11—GREENSBURG — The annual Decatur County Fair's first official day is Thursday, July 13, and it runs through Wednesday, July 19, at the Decatur County Fairgrounds, 1635 W. Park Road.
Congressional districts. 13th, 26th. Website. www.co.wise.tx.us. 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.
Caddo–LBJ National Grasslands. Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) National Grassland is a national grassland located in the Great Plains of the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas near Decatur, and within an hour's drive from Fort Worth. It is primarily used for recreation, such as hiking, camping, horseback riding, fishing, and hunting.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Wise County Courthouse (2022) Show map of Texas Show map of the United States Show all. Location. 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) Built. 1896.