Historical MarkerThe Grapevine Sun
Grapevine · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1980 · THC Atlas #5439005345
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Benjamin R. Wall (1876-1955) started the Grapevine Sun in 1895 at the age of nineteen. It was sold in 1897 to James E. Keeling (1847-1925), a native of England. His son Ed took over as editor in 1912 and published the paper with the help of his wife Grady. The weekly printed mostly encouraging news for its readers. When Ed died in 1953 his daughter Zena Keeling Oxford became editor and her husband Gene was typesetter. The sale of the Sun following her death (1976) ended the family connection which lasted 80 years and spanned three generations. (1980)
About this site
The Grapevine Sun is a historical marker in Grapevine, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.9381, -97.0785 near Grapevine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tarrant County State Bank Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Torian Log Cabin, Grapevine, and J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439005345. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
