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Tower Information -L Location: Silo Road Tower signage: Bonham Built: Height: Capacity: Tower Information - R Location: 10th Street Tower signage: Bonham. Home of the Fighting Purple warriors Built: Height: Capacity: Missing tower data: Please contact us if you have more information. |
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Area Information Bonham is one of the oldest cities in Texas dating back to 1837 and is centrally located in Fannin County. James Bonham (the city's namesake) sought the aid of James Fannin (the county's namesake) at the Battle of the Alamo. In 1843, the Congress of the Republic of Texas assigned the name "Bloomington" to the city, but finally renamed it "Bonham", in honor of James Butler Bonham, a hero and defender of the Alamo. On February 2, 1848, Bonham was incorporated as a city. A 1936 statue of Bonham by Texas sculptor Allie Tennant graces the courthouse grounds. During the Second World War, there was a training camp and an aviation school for the United States Army Air Forces in the vicinity of Bonham, as well as a prisoner-of-war camp for captured German soldiers. Parts of the camp, located approximately 0.5 miles north of US 82, can still be visited today. Resources: Wikipedia Other sites you may be interested in: Thumbnail Collection of USA Water Towers Canadian Water Towers and Standpipes Magnetic Hills in the United States of America The History of the Christian Fish Symbol |
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