  Caddo
and Wichita Indian tribes occupied this area before Anglo settlement
began in the 19th century. Among the early settlers was James G.
Thompson, whose daughter, Sarah Virginia, married James A. Potts
(1838-1905), a Confederate veteran, rancher, and land developer who
moved to Grayson County in 1868. Recovering from a lon construction delay caused by the Civil War, railroads began building lines through this area of Texas in the late 1870s. James and Sarah Potts deeded land for a right-of-way to the Denison and Pacific railway, a subsidiary of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railraod. In 1878 James Potts is credited with drawing up the plat for the new railroad town named in his honor. Within a decade Pottsboro boasted homes, churches, general stores, gristmills, a cotton gin, post office, hotel/saloon, and school. The town was incorporated on June 19, 1885. Pottsboro sustained serious damange from major fires in 1891, 1923, and 1924. But the citizens rebuilt and the town prospered. United States government construction of Perrin Army Air Field and Lake Texoma during the 1940s brought additional economic benefits to the towh, which continues to play a vital role in the history of Grayson County. - - -1994 Pottsboro History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |