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Hunt County is named for Memucan Hunt,
a secretary of the navy of the Republic of Texas. The county is part
of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Although the Mexican
government made a few land grants in the area of Hunt County in
1835, settlement did not begin until 1839. When Anglo-American
settlers first arrived, the area was inhabited by small bands of
Kiowa Indians, who left shortly thereafter and posed few problems
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In 1861 Hunt County citizens were
sharply divided over the issue of secession. Martin D. Hart and his
brother Hardin were leaders of a very vocal anti-secession minority.
The vote in the county was close, but a majority supported
secession. |
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The county was plagued by violence
against blacks and by feuds between small bands of Unionists and
former Confederates. The worst of these, the Lee-Peacock feud,
became so violent that in January 1869 United States Army troops
were called in to restore order. The troops were removed in June
1870. |
Cities and towns
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Caddo Mills
Campbell
Celeste
Commerce
Floyd (unincorporated)
Greenville
Hawk
Cove |
Lone
Oak
Merit (unincorporated)
Neylandville
Quinlan
West
Tawakoni
Wolfe City |
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