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Mount Pleasant, Texas is a popular senior vacation town in the Piney Woods.

Mount Pleasant TX History

The Caddo Indians were the first to live in the Mount Pleasant area, drawn to the area’s red mineral springs and the great mound nearby. They called it "Pleasant Mound" and early American settlers took up the name, calling the general area Pleasant Mount, then finally Mount Pleasant. Caddo Indians lived in the area as late as 1845 and their village sites and burial grounds have been located in numerous places.

The town of Mount Pleasant was founded in 1848 to serve as county seat for Titus County. In addition to farming, the economy grew around the large supply of hardwood trees. During the Civil War, many men left to fight for the Confederacy while Mount Pleasant served as a Confederate transportation depot responsible for moving men, army supplies and government-owned cotton. After the Civil War, officials appointed by the government controlled the town until Reconstruction ended in the late 1870's. A statue of a Confederate soldier is on the town’s square and many Civil War grave markers are in cemeteries throughout the county.

Mount Pleasant Texas – Year-Round Recreation for Seniors

Today, Mount Pleasant is a Texas Main Street town named one of the "100 Best Small Towns in America". Seven lakes nearby provide year-round recreation that includes fishing. Seniors enjoy the lifestyle in Mount Pleasant, Texas while being within convenient driving distance to the Dallas Metroplex, Tyler and Shreveport.