Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes ProCon History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Denison
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics
Images
Denison Commercial Historic District
Related Questions
Read Next
Normandy Invasion: Overview infographic. D-Day. World War II. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.
How the Normandy Invasion Happened: Infographic Overview
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
Normandy Invasion: Overview infographic. D-Day. World War II. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.
Facts and Statistics about the Normandy Invasion
Discover
Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer
Was Santa Claus a Real Person?
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)
11 Banned Books Through Time
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.
Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army
8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century
Denison Commercial Historic District
Denison Commercial Historic District Main Street in the Denison Commercial Historic District, Denison, Texas.

Denison

Texas, United States
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/place/Denison-Texas
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Written and fact-checked by
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Article History

Denison, city, Grayson county, north-central Texas, U.S., situated near the Oklahoma border and 73 miles (117 km) north of Dallas. The city of Sherman lies to the south and Lake Texoma, impounded on the Red River by Denison Dam, to the northwest. Originally a stop on the Southern Overland Mail Route, it was organized by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in 1872 as a division point and named for George Denison, a railroad director.

Denison’s economy is basically agricultural, augmented by light industry (chiefly clothing, aluminum, and plastic products), transportation, and tourism based on the Lake Texoma resort area, Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, Eisenhower State Park, and the Denison Commercial Historic District (which comprises an 18-block area and more than 135 buildings). The birthplace (1890) of President Dwight D. Eisenhower is preserved as a state historic site. Other attractions include the T.V. Munson Grape Viticulture & Enology Center, honouring Thomas Volney Munson, who was decorated with the French Legion of Honour for sending phylloxera-resistant rootstock and helping to save the wine industry of France in 1888. Inc. 1891. Pop. (2000) 22,773; Sherman-Denison Metro Area, 110,595; (2010) 22,682; Sherman-Denison Metro Area, 120,877.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.