Museum

Perrin Field Historical Society

Denison · Grayson County · Dedicated 2000 · THC Atlas #4200000739

Texas history, up close and curated.

About this site

Perrin Field Historical Society is a museum in Denison, Grayson County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 4 museums documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 206 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.7089, -96.6619 near Denison. The nearest cataloged historic site is Perrin Air Force Base (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Keirsey Cemetery, Hatfield, and Enterprise.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000739. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

The Perrin Field Historical Society preserves the history of Perrin Army Airfield and Perrin Air Force Base, a Grayson County installation that operated from 1941 to 1971 and trained tens of thousands of American and Allied pilots and crews. Its museum in Denison displays thousands of military artifacts spanning American conflicts from the Revolution through the War on Terror, including a Cessna T-37 jet and an F-86L Sabre. Admission is free, with docent-led and self-guided tours.

Sources: perrinafbhistoricalmuseum.org en.wikipedia.org discoverdenison.com

📍 33.7089, -96.6619 · Denison, Grayson County

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Historical Marker

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