Tag: Granbury
Granbury is a city in Hood County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,978. It is the county seat of Hood County and the principal city of the Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Founded in 1825, Granbury started as a square and log cabin court house. It is generally considered to be a suburb of Fort Worth. Many of the buildings on the square are now registered historic landmarks, including the Granbury Opera House, which still hosts Broadway productions. The city name originated from the Confederate General Hiram B. Granberry. Some scholars, to explain why the city name is spelled differently, believe the name Grandberry was misread y on a document, but recent findings have concluded that Granberry chose to spell his name Granbury. Recent expansion of the city was made possible by the damming of the Brazos River in 1969, which formed Lake Granbury, a long, narrow lake which flows through the city.
Granbury and Hood County are rich in Texas history. David…
