New Town

Harrison County, TX

Status:

Year Established: 1873

Council of Governments: ETCOG

Public History: There are no current descriptions related to New Town in the public record. If you are aware of any sources that we may have missed please share them with us.

Community History: Four African American neighborhoods were established in and around Marshall after the Civil War. New Town was the most desirable as it was home to many of Marshall’s African American professionals. It is unknown when it was established or how it came to be called New Town.

Church: Methodist Episcopal Church, North

School: Wiley College