This peaceful and quiet
little town is nestled in a valley near where the prairie lands join
the Red River bottom, about nine miles northwest of Bonham. It has
grown up so suddenly and quietly, the people of Bonham, had no idea
of its rivalry, until the Marshall and Northwestern Railway began to
be talked of. Then it occurred to them, that this road might go to
Paris, and from thence up the river to Denison.
Ravenna has about one hundred inhabitants, several stares, shops,
churches and a fine school. While the lands immediately around the
town may not be as productive as those around Dodd City, Savoy,
Honey Grove, Orangeville and other towns in the southern portion of
the county, they are much easier cultivated, and the yield of grain
and fruit is entirely satisfactory to the owners.
Ravenna has one marked advantage over nearly all other towns in the
county. Pure free-stone water is to be found in abundance at a
little distance below the earth's surface. The society, quietness,
and church and school advantages of Ravenna, make it a desirable
place for a home. .
Ravenna will soon be connected with Bonham by telephone, and who
knows what day of the future will bring railroad-connected towns.
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