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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.
Location of Wise County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Texas. 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.
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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
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.
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Bishop Airport (FAA LID: 76T) is a privately owned public-use airport located six nautical miles (6.9 mi; 11 km) east of the central business district of Decatur, a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. [1]