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This high quality hard-bound book has over 300
pages of pure Forney History and Culture. Most of the stories
you read on this site and photos in the Photo
Gallery are but a small sampling of what is available in this
fascinating work.
Forney Country traces the evolution of Forney and surrounding
rural neighborhoods from their days as Indian hunting grounds
to the conclusion of WWII. The oft-told tales of old Forney plus
many newly rediscovered facts are woven into a fascinating narrative
of community formation, social and cultural change, agricultural
boom and socio-economic decline. The text is liberally spiced
with quotations from old-timers, helping bring the events to life
for the reader. Some 400 historical photographs tell the story
visually, most of them here made accessible to the public for
the first time.
There are chapters devoted to the natural environment, the schools,
the churches, the rural neighborhoods, and the black community.
Also included are early maps of Forney's trails and river crossings,
original land surveys and landmarks.
This compendium of carefully researched and documented facts
presents the story of an evolving community, some of it amusing,
some of it sad, much of it inspiring pride in our forebears, some
of it shameful, but all of it fascinating to the reader with an
interest in the history of Forney Country.
If you are researching family in Forney, this book is a must!
See a list of some of the surnames.
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