Greenville’s location less than 45 minutes east of Dallas on Interstate 30 makes it a gateway to both the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and to scenic east Texas. At the crossroads of I-30 as well as U.S. highways 380 and 69, Greenville also sits at the juncture of major rail lines. The 8,000 foot runway at Majors Field Airport accommodates most modern jet aircraft. With Greenville’s convenient location, the sky’s the limit.
Historic
Downtown Greenville
Stroll along the route of Greenville's Historic Downtown Walking
Tour for a glimpse at the everyday lives of the people who left their marks on the
city throughout our history. Pick up a walking tour brochure and map from any of
the friendly downtown merchants who offer out of the ordinary clothing, gifts, and
antiques. Enjoy a specialty coffee or tea with dessert or sit down to an appetizing
meal before saying good-bye to downtown Greenville's old-fashioned small town charm.
Heritage Garden of Hunt County
Hunt
County Master Gardeners created the Heritage Garden as a demonstration garden to
showcase plant varieties recommended for this area by the Texas A&M University Extension
Service. Plantings include Earth Kind roses and the Texas Superstar flowers and
vegetables that perform well in north central Texas.
The garden also serves as a model for garden design and bed preparation
and maintenance. The cottage-style permanent borders include perennial and annual
flowers and decorative grasses. Trial beds test new varieties for adaptability to
local growing conditions.
The Heritage Garden takes its inspiration from Victorian garden
designs. The entrance steps are a legacy from the Victorian-era home that once stood
on the garden site. Brick walkways were built from bricks salvaged from a downtown
building.
Visitors are welcome to stroll through the Heritage Garden any time.
Heritage Garden of Hunt County: adjacent to Hunt County Extension
Office, 2217 Washington St.
Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum
A
visit to the Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum will introduce you to the diversity
of the region's colorful past. Learn about inhabitants of the blackland prairie,
and how they contributed to the unique soil that comprises the prairie today.
Learn about planting, growing, ginning, baling, spinning, and weaving cotton.
Learn about famous personalities from Hunt County, such as Monty
Stratton, White Sox major league pitcher.
Tour the Ende-Gaillard exhibit and experience the past, brought back to life through
historic re-enactment.
The museum proudly displays a newly dedicated ten foot bronze statue of Hunt
County native Audie L. Murphy, World War II's most decorated soldier. The Greenville
Sesquicentennial Committee commissioned local sculptor Gordon Thomas to create the
statue. The Audie Murphy Exhibit includes photos, biographies,
uniforms, and military medals to tell the story of the sharecropper's son who left
home to become a national hero.
Special features include a fossil & arrowhead collection, two working cotton
gin models, Ende-Gaillard parlor vignette, Greenville National Bank exhibit, special
temporary exhibits, photograph, and reference files.
The Audie Murphy/American
Cotton Museum: Interstate 30, between Exits 95 and 94 B on the north service
road. For more information, call 903-450-4502.
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10-5. Admission.