Marshall: Harrison County Historical Museum

Three storey courthouse with side wings and a round central clock tower

Harrison County Historical Museum

Portrait of Morris and Wagner Kariel, taken in German in 1893

Morris Kariel, left, and his brother, Wagner. Germany, 1893. (Harrison County Historical Museum)

Commercial storefronts on an unpaved street with many people in front of the hardware store that is decorated with American flags

Hub Shoe Store, Austin Street, right foreground, ca. 1900. (Harrison County Historical Museum)

Three men in front of a shoe store with a wagon wheel hub on a pole in front of store

The Hub Shoe Store, c 1920s, sold to Louis Kariel in 1924, (Michael Smith, Harrison County Historical Museum)

Interior of a shoe store showing walls piled to the ceiling with shoe boxes, rows of seats, and three salesmen

Hub Shoe Store interior, c 1920s. (Michael Smith, Harrison County Historical Museum)

Texas State Guard identification card for Louis Kariel, showing personal information and a picture in uniform

Louis Kariel, Sr Texas State Guard ID Card, 1943. (A. Kariel, Harrison County Historical Museum)

Two men in suits and colorful ties in front of The Hub Shoe Store

Louis Kariel Jr. and Sr. in front of Hub Shoe Store. (Harrison County Historical Museum)

building with arched windows and a short tower with dome above the entrance. Labeled Jewish Synagogue, Marshall, Texas

Temple Moses Montefiore, built in 1900, was demolished in the early 1970s.

Gated entrance to cemetery with Jewish star on gate and wall beyond gate

Marshall Hebrew Cemetery

Harrison County Historical Museum features interpretation of the town’s Jewish heritage, including artifacts from the former Hebrew Temple, and chronicles Jewish immigration to Marshall. A block away from the museum is Joe Mose Weisman’s Hub Shoe Store – now a shared office space – which features a historical plaque. A marker relating to the city’s Jewish immigration heritage can be found at Marshall Hebrew Cemetery.

Harrison County Historical Museum

  • Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • Admission: Adults: $6, Seniors (60+): $5, Students (16+) $1
  • 1 Peter Whetstone Square, Marshall, TX
  • 903-935-8417 ext. 1
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  • National Register of Historic Places
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