Hotels in Marshall, Texas

A little about Marshall...

Marshall is a major city of the northeastern region of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas, and the multi-state Ark-La-Tex region. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Marshall population was 23,935. It is the county seat of Harrison County.

The city was a political and production center of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and was a major railroad center of the T&P Railroad from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. The city's large African-American population and the presence of black institutions of higher learning made Marshall a center of the civil rights movement in the South. The city is known for holding one of the largest light festivals in the United States, the Wonderland of Lights, and, as the self-proclaimed Pottery Capital of the World, for its sizable pottery industry.

Marshall is also referred to by various nicknames; the Cultural Capital of East Texas, the Gateway of Texas, the Athens of Texas, and the City of Seven Flags.

Sites of interest:
First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Houston St.
The Ginocchio/Harrison County Historical Museum, N. Washington St at Ginocchio St
T&P Depot, N. Washington St at Ginocchio St
Hotel Marshall, 210 W. Houston
Starr Family Home State Historic Site, 407 W. Travis St.
Michelson Museum of Art, 216 N. Bolivar Street
Old Harrison County Courthouse, Whetstone Square
Weisman Center, 211 N. Washington St.

There are nearly 2,000 college students in Marshall at East Texas Baptist University and Wiley College, Texas State Technical College-Marshall and Panola College-Marshall.

The city began to concentrate on diversifying its economy in the 1980s and 1990s, with tourism emerging as an increasingly important area of the city’s economy. Two new festivals joined the longstanding Stagecoach Days, the Fire Ant Festival and the Wonderland of Lights. The Fire Ant Festival gained national attention through television features on shows such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, but it was the Wonderland of Lights that by far became the most popular—growing to become one of the largest light festivals in the United States.