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What is Paris Texas known for?

What is Paris TX Famous For?
  • Paris's Texanized Eiffel Tower.
  • The Culbertson Fountain in Downtown Paris.
  • Diverse Pioneers Settled in Paris TX to create it's rich history as a Texas town.
  • The Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site.
  • The 1916 Great Fire And Town Rebuild.
  • The Scott Mansion.




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Named after Paris, France, by an employee of the town's founder, George W. Wright, the town prospered as a farming and ranching community until the arrival of the railroad. Paris was named the seat of Lamar County before the Civil War, and it was one of only a handful of counties that voted against Texas secession.

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