(September 3, 1812 - August 10, 1884)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
South Carolinian Aaron Mangum came to Texas with a Georgia battalion in 1835 and served under Colonel James Fannin at Goliad. Mangum took ill during an expeditionary mission and fatefully avoided death at the Goliad Massacre. He married Leonora Snively in 1836 and together they lived in Mississippi and Georgia before moving here to Grayson County about 1869. After his death the town of Mangum, Oklahoma, was named in his honor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1994<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"aaron_s_mangum.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":2,"mkr_name":"Allison Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Allison Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.78799","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.88941","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Believed to date from the mid-1800s, Allison Cemetery occupies three acres of land. The oldest dated marker is that of a 53-year-old man who was buried in 1865, though some headstones have been moved or were destroyed over time, and older graves may be noted only by roughly shaped rocks. Most of those interred on this site are descendants of H. Dennis, Sr., and other area families. Notable graves include a family of influenza victims believed to have been buried in 1858 and several war veterans. Managed and maintained by descendants, the cemetery is still in use.<\/p>\r\n
(1997)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"allison_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":5,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":240,"cem_name":"Allison Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitesboro"},{"mkr_id":3,"mkr_name":"Andrew Hanson","mkr_name_sort":"Andrew Hanson","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63284165406355","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.62185682465514","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(1855-1940)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Owned Sherman's first bakery for 35 years. Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Denmark. Came to United States, 1872, and to Texas, 1878. With F.W. Boedeker (whose interest he soon bought) started the Star Bakery, 1879. Had first delivery service, first commercially made ice cream in town. Built family residences at two midtown sites. Married (1880) Anna Lundorf; had 4 children. His father, mother, and brothers came from Denmark to join him. All are buried here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1972<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise in base: Marker Sponsors: Mamie A. and Anna W. Weihs","mkr_img":"andrew_hanson.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":4,"mkr_name":"Andrew L Randell","mkr_name_sort":"Andrew L Randell","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.6310690707479","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.62073514345056","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(Aug. 15, 1880 - Mar. 14, 1931)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A native of Denison, Andrew Randell graduated from Princeton University and the University of Texas. He opened a law practice in Sherman nad was active in civic and church affairs. He and his wife Vera (Harrison) had two daughters. It was in Freemasonry that he marked his greatest achievements, serving as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas; as executive secretary of the Masonic Service Association of the U.S., leading national disaster relief efforts; as a director of the Dallas Masonic Homes; and as an advocate for Masonic education programs, publication and ideals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 2005<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"andrew_l_randell.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":5,"mkr_name":"Antioch Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Antioch Baptist Church","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.618299","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.460290","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Formally organized in 1861 as Antioch Baptist Church of Christ, this congregation first worshiped in a log cabin approximately 2.5 miles south of this site. S.J. Wright, R.T. Gardner and J.D. Thomas comprised the organizing presbytery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1872, the congregation moved to the Pink Hill community where it shared a building and land at this site with the Pink Hill school. Baptisms took place in Choctaw Creek and in nearby stock tanks. As a charter member of the Grayson County Baptist Association, Antioch became known simply as Antioch Baptist Church after 1886. The 1890s saw much growth, resulting in the dedication of a new building in 1890 and the establishment of a Sunday school in 1893.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the early 1900s, Antioch Baptist Church became active in foreign and home mission work, a tradition it has continued into the 21st century. A growing membership required the completion of larger worship spaces in 1919 and again in 1974. In the latter half of the 20th century, the congregation secured its first full-time pastor, enhanced its mission work in the community and abroad, and provided a number of programs for young people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As an integral part of the Pink Hill community, Antioch Baptist Church has played an important role in the lives of those who worship here. It continues to uphold the ideals and traditions of its founders as it moves forward in service to others,<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2001)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"antioch_baptist_church_bells.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":1,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":8,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"Antioch Baptist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Bells"},{"mkr_id":6,"mkr_name":"Austin College","mkr_name_sort":"Austin College","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.64773294684186","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.59514356940034","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Oldest college in Texas operating under original charter. Founded in 1849 by the Presbytery of Brazos under leadership of Daniel Baker. Named for Stephen F. Austin, father of Texas. Opened in Huntsville with Sam Houston, Anson Jones, and Henderson Yoakum-- Texas statesmen-- among original trustees. Bell donated by Houston hangs in present chapel. For years competence in Greek and Latin was required for admittance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1855 opened the first law school in state, and became the first college in Texas to award graduate degrees in 1856. Had the first chapter in Texas of any national fraternity (Phi Delta Theta). Remained open during Civil War although most students joined Confederate army. Post-war problems and epidemics caused move to Sherman in 1876. Oldest building is Luckett Hall (1908), the first building on this campus having been destroyed by arson in 1913.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Erected first college Y. M. C. A. building west of the Mississippi River, 1911. In World War I, cooperated with the Student Army Training Corps and admitted first coeds. In World War II, aided Army Air Training Corps.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Founded to serve youth of pioneer families, college now enrolls students from all over the world and is a leader in creative Christian liberal arts education.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1970)<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise on back: This marker made possible by Austin College Circle.","mkr_img":"austin_college.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":6,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"Austin College","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":192,"mkr_name":"B. H. Zauk","mkr_name_sort":"B. H. Zauk","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63272659566008","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6220810794998","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(September 11, 1857 - May 12, 1919)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bruno H. Zauk came to America alone at age 16 from his native Germany. He founded Sherman's first cigar factory in 1876, and became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1880. Mr. Zauk acquired extensive land holdings in West Texas and Oklahoma. A successful immigrant who took full advantage of opportunities available in America, he served as vice president of the Commercial National Bank in Sherman and the First National Bank in Bennington, Oklahoma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1997<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"b_h_zauk.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":7,"mkr_name":"Barron Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Barron Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.519363","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.947949","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Named for John Barron (1831-87), a Civil War veteran who came here from Virginia and bought a good farm in 1870. Married first to Delilah Ward (d. 1860s), then to Margaret McElroy, he had fifteen children. About 1875 he gave land for a church-school building and this community cemetery, where he and some other members of his family were later buried. William Jenkins (1829-78), who also was a Confederate veteran, is earliest known among some six dozen interments. Burial ground, closed about 1920, is cared for by descendants who have formed (1971) the Barron Cemetery Association.<\/p>\r\n
(1974)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"barron_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":16,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":41,"cem_name":"Barron Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Collinsville"},{"mkr_id":8,"mkr_name":"Barron-Veazey House","mkr_name_sort":"Barron-Veazey House","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.414996","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.573379","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Influenced by the prairie school of architecture in its form and its large, overhanging eaves, this home was built in 1905 for the family of Walter and Pearl Barron. A local merchant and banker, Barron sold the house in 1920 to hardware merchant R. Lee Veazey, in whose family it remained until 1965. Classical details such as the wraparound porch, fluted Corinthian columns, and Sullivanesque frieze along the roofline are also significant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"barron_veazey_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":9,"mkr_name":"Bennett-Richardson House","mkr_name_sort":"Bennett-Richardson House","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.657433","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.905546","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
This residence was built in 1902 for the family of local business leader Bland Bennett and Grace (Dunlap) Bennett. Exhibiting Victorian and Classical Revival detailing, its prominent features include a 1-story wraparound porch with a pedimented primary entrance, a hipped roof, and corbelled chimneys. Its transitional floor plan is reminiscent of both center passage and American foursquare plans. The H. S. Richardson family purchased the house in 1942.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1991<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"bennett_richardson_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":240,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitesboro"},{"mkr_id":10,"mkr_name":"Bethel Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Bethel Baptist Church","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.460079","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.401300","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
This congregation grew from an early prayer group, established in the Bethel community in 1875. A small group met in the schoolhouse, which also served as a community center, for weekly prayer and Bible study. On April 16, 1884, nine men and women met to organize the Bethel Baptist Church. These charter members were Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Autrey, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Blanton, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Jones, and Mrs. Sarah Miller. The Rev. Bob Thomas served as first pastor. The small congregation grew rapidly and soon had more than 150 members. In 1897, this property was deeded to Bethel Baptist Church by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Autrey. In the same year, during the pastorate of J. M. Harder, a one-room sanctuary was constructed. A 1918 storm damaged the building, but it was repaired and the congregation continued to worship there until another was constructed in 1937. Throughout its history, Bethel Baptist Church has served as a focal point for the small community. The congregation continues to maintain the ideals and traditions of its pioneer founders.<\/p>\r\n
(1984)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"bethel_baptist_church.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":241,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitewright"},{"mkr_id":11,"mkr_name":"Binion Homestead","mkr_name_sort":"Binion Homestead","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.423588","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.439354","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Georgia natives Thomas Noel Binion (1827-1900) and Pauline Walker Binion (1829-1915) migrated to Texas after the Civil War. They moved to the Oxford community in Grayson County where they purchased this 107-acre farm in 1871. Thomas and Pauline reared four children here: Zeph (1856-1928), Homer (1865-1926), Robert E. Lee \"Eddie\" (1869-1945), and Sarah (1872-1955). After Thomas and Pauline died, they were buried in the family cemetery northwest of their homestead. The farm was inherited by their children. Eddie Binion became a merchant in nearby Pilot Grove, but moved back to the family homestead with his sister Sarah after the death of his wife. Eddie raised sugar cane and operated a syrup mill here from the turn of the century until the 1940s. The mill first used mules to operate the crusher, and wood fires to cook the molasses. When fuel oil and coal were readily available in the 1920s, a piston engine replaced the mule, and coal replaced the wood fires. During the Depression years, cane continued to arrive but money to purchase coal and fuel oil diminished. The mule was reinstated, but the Binion Syrup Mill foundered in the 1940s. The mill was dismantled and the iron and steel sold for use in World War II.<\/p>\r\n
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Thirty-fourth president of the United States; born here Oct. 14, 1890, third son of David J. and Ida Elizabeth Stover Eisenhower.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dwight Eisenhower graduated from the U. S. Military Academy, 1915; in 1943, during World War II, was appointed commanding general of Allied Forces in Europe; served as president of Columbia University, 1948-1952; was President of U. S., 1952-1960; active elder statesman later.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"birthplace_of_dwight_d_eisenhower.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":13,"mkr_name":"Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44)","mkr_name_sort":"Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44)","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.427231","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.579802","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
The U.S. Congress chartered the Boy Scouts of America organization in 1910. Just two years later, three Van Alstyne boys, Rowland Barnett, Otis White and Rae Nunnallee, received a Boy Scout storybook. Barnett made a Christmas wish and, in March 1913, the Van Alstyne troop received its charter -- one of the first in the state. W.F. Barnett, Rowland's father and Van Alstyne school superintendent, became the troop's first scoutmaster. Within a few years, Troop 1, as it was known then, helped establish other Boy Scout troops in the area, beginning with the communities of Anna and Elmont.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Van Alstyne troop worked from its founding date to serve its community. Through the 1920s, the troop helped in a citywide cleanup to control disease and insect population. In the 1940s, the troop's number changed to 44, and in 1948, the city donated land for a scout hut, which has since been used for meetings. In 1959, the troop took part in the relay of the Pan American Games torch as it traveled from Mexico City to Chicago. The Van Alstyne troop also became the first integrated troop in the Texoma Valley Council.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beginning in 1917, Van Alstyne's First United Methodist Church became an official sponsor of the troop, which has since been sponsored by other local organizations and churches, as well as being continuously supported by the Methodist church. Scout leaders have included many men and women from the community, including one whose interest was piqued in 1912 by the storybook. Rae Nunnallee was an active troop member for 70 years, joining as a boy and later serving in a number of key roles, both locally and nationally. For his dedication and service, the chapel at nearby Camp Grayson was named in his honor. Setting an example others in the community have followed, Nunnallee generously gave his time, labor and care for the Boy Scouts in Van Alstyne.<\/p>\r\n
(2003)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"boy_scout_troop_1.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":14,"mkr_name":"Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County","mkr_name_sort":"Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63585204735694","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60955527638961","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In the mid-19th century, mail traffic between the eastern United States and the western states and territories was accomplished via Panama and Cape Horn. In 1857, Congress authorized the postmaster to contract a new overland mail service. The successful bidder for the southern route was John Butterfield, who agreed to convey mail twice weekly in 25 days per run. The \"Oxbow Trail\" originated at St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, then merged at Fort Smith, Arkansas. The stagecoaches traveled through Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) and across northern Texas to Tucson, Arizona, and on to Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, traveling 2,795 miles from St. Louis.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The trail entered Grayson County by crossing the Red River at Colbert's Ferry and proceeding into Sherman. It crossed the county toward Gainesville in Cooke County en route to Franklin (later El Paso). The citizens of Sherman are credited with especially courting the mail route to use Colbert's Ferry instead of entering Texas near Preston (8 mi. upriver). Sherman became a distribution point in 1858, bringing mail service to Texas settlements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Waterman L. Ormsby of \"The New York Herald\" was the first through passenger on the Butterfield Trail in September 1858. He described Sherman as \"a pleasant little village of about six hundred inhabitants,\" and chronicled the remainder of his trip across Grayson County, writing \"our course lay across a fine rolling prairie, covered with fine grass, ...the beautiful moonlight lit up the vast prairies making its sameness appear like the boundless sea and its hills like the rolling waves.\" The southern route was terminated in March 1861. The course of the trail is still visible in a number of locations in Grayson County.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1999)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"butterfield_overland_mail_route.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":15,"mkr_name":"Cannon Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Cannon Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.432055","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.505210","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Elijah Cannon, his eleven sons, and slaves moved from South Carolina to Texas in 1852 and settled nearby. In 1874 the family graveyard was included in land deeded by O. M. Cannon as a community burial place. The oldest documented grave is that of ten-year-old Nancy J. Bowen in 1857. An adjacent section was established for former slaves, and the earliest known burials are those of Billy and Glory Boyd in August 1880. Among the more than 700 graves are those of pioneer settlers, veterans of several wars, and members of fraternal organizations. The cemetery continues to serve the area.<\/p>\r\n
(1996)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"cannon_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":55,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"Cannon Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":16,"mkr_name":"Capt. John Henry LeTellier","mkr_name_sort":"Capt. John Henry LeTellier","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63226760237412","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61908644017788","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(January 21, 1842 - July 18, 1913)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Born in Virginia. Educated at Bethany College. In 1861 he joined Confederate army, serving in Co. K, 24th Va. Inf. Fought in Battles of Manassas, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Gettysburg and others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Received several wounds, one serious (at Plymouth). Resumed teaching at end of war. Came to Texas and operated the Sherman Private School, 1871-1913.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A dynamic teacher and expert in math, he taught many persons who later rose to prominence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1969<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"capt_john_henry_letellier.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":17,"mkr_name":"Captain N.A. Birge House - 1896","mkr_name_sort":"Captain N.A. Birge House - 1896","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.64515132704599","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6176360541711","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Connecticut native Noble Allan Birge (1832-1902) came to Texas prior to the Civil War. Settling in Jefferson with his wife and children, he was the first elected sheriff of Marion County in 1860.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Following his service as a captain in the Confederate Army, Birge became a leading businessman in Jefferson. The owner of a livery stable and numerous city lots, he was an active civic leader involved in such endeavors as a railroad company and a navigation company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Birge family moved to Grayson County in 1874, settling first on a farm north of Sherman. N.A. Birge soon became a prominent local businessman and industrialist, operating a large cotton brokerage firm and other cotton related businesses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This home was built for Birge in 1896, shortly after the great Sherman tornado destroyed an 1877 structure on the same site. Exhibiting both Queen Anne and Classical Revival style influences, the house features flamboyant Classical Revival touches in its gables with garlands, giant order Roman Ionic columns, pedimented (segmental arch) windows, and smaller columns that are half-Doric and half-turned. The home remained in the Birge family until 1969.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"captain_n_a_birge_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":18,"mkr_name":"Carpenters Bluff Bridge","mkr_name_sort":"Carpenters Bluff Bridge","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.75559679798076","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.41214571414157","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Carpenters Bluff Bridge Originally built as a railroad bridge for the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf (MO&G) Line, this landmark structure across the Red River continues to provide a transportation route between Grayson County, Texas, and Bryan County, Oklahoma. MO&G officials determined they needed a line through Grayson County to connect there with other railways in order to secure better freight rates for their shipments from the Oklahoma coal mines. The new line, under construction by 1910, entered Texas via this bridge at the small community known as Carpenters Bluff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Completed in the late summer of 1910, the Carpenters Bluff Bridge was designed to withstand major floods such as the one in 1908 that had destroyed several area bridges. Its design also included a wagon shelf, an extra lane to serve travelers on foot and horseback, as well as horse-drawn vehicles, all of whom had to pay a toll for its use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1921, ownership passed to the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway Co., which maintained the line until 1965, when the company ceased operations in Texas due to declining rail traffic. The Texas & Pacific Railroad maintained the bridge for a brief time and then deeded it to the counties of Grayson and Bryan. County commissioners agreed to convert the structure for vehicular traffic, and upon completion of that work, the bridge was opened as a free public thoroughfare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Spanning the Red River since 1910, the Carpenters Bluff Bridge remains a significant part of Grayson County's history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2002)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"carpenters_bluff_bridge.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":20,"mkr_name":"Central Christian Church","mkr_name_sort":"Central Christian Church","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63384538107559","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60822018828134","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
This congregation traces its beginnings to the late 1850s, when pioneer minister Benjamin Franklin Hall came to this area to preach and organize a church. Early meeting places included a brush arbor and a Union meeting house at the local Masonic Hall. A sanctuary was built in 1875 on the corner of Montgomery and Houston streets. A site on the corner of Travis and Cherry streets was acquired in 1895, and a new church structure was erected in 1905. A part of Grayson County history, this church has served the people of Sherman for over 130 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1987)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"central_christian_church.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":16,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"Central Christian Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":21,"mkr_name":"City of Sherman","mkr_name_sort":"City of Sherman","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.61443490213397","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6044925567156","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Settled in 1846.
\r\nNamed in honor of
\r\nGeneral Sidney Sherman
\r\n1805-1873
\r\nCommander of
\r\nthe left wing of the Texas Army
\r\nat the Battle of San Jacinto
\r\nMember of Congress
\r\nof the Republic of Texas
\r\n1842-1843
\r\nRapid growth and prosperity
\r\nfollowed its incorporation
\r\nMay 12, 1873.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"city_of_sherman.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":22,"mkr_name":"City of Tom Bean","mkr_name_sort":"City of Tom Bean","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.519569","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.484526","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Thomas Bean, a wealthy Bonham landowner and surveyor, donated fifty acres of land in southeast Grayson County to be used for a branch railroad line from Sherman to Commerce. Bean died in 1887; in that year the city of Tom Bean was established. Nearby Whitemound, which was bypassed by the railroad, lost its post office to Tom Bean's city in 1888; many Whitemound settlers moved to the new town. Mr. Bean's estate began to sell town lots surrounding the railroad in the 1890s. The city school was moved in 1891 from a one-room structure to a two-story building with an auditorium. Several Christian denominations, including the Church of Christ, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist, established churches in town. The city charter was signed in 1897 and the first mayor was Ice B. Reeves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the early days of the 20th century, the city boomed. Within a few years, it boasted a grain company, a furniture company, a drugstore, a newspaper called the \"Tom Bean Bulletin,\" a saloon, a dance hall, a movie theater, and the Tom Bean Social Club. As time progressed, the sharp increase in automobile travel and transport, and the decline of cotton as the principal crop of the area, led businesses to the larger cities of Denison and Sherman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though never again the railroad boomtown of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the community enjoyed a growth spurt in the 1950s, celebrating its centennial in 1987, the city of Tom Bean continues to thrive.<\/p>\r\n
(1998)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"city_of_tom_bean.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":217,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Tom Bean"},{"mkr_id":24,"mkr_name":"Coffman Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Coffman Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.76750771811548","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.5799452548796","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
While David Harman Coffman (1827-1888) served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865), his wife Harriet (Jones) and four sons came to North Texas from Missouri. After the war David joined the family and they bought this land. Although the earliest marked grave was dated 1867, the Coffmans deeded the one-acre plot to the county for a public burial ground in 1878. They gave the adjoining acre for a school and meetinghouse for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. J. K. Miller, pioneer who owned land on which Denison was laid out, was buried here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1980)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Inscribed on the base
\r\nReplaced 1983 Hoblitzelle Foundation \/ Texas Historical Foundation<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"coffman_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":72,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"Coffman-Layne Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":26,"mkr_name":"Colbert's Ferry","mkr_name_sort":"Colbert's Ferry","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.818732","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.535835","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Established about 1853 by
\r\nBenjamin F. Colbert. Across it
\r\ncame thousands of immigrants
\r\ninto Texas in the fifties. The stages
\r\nof the Southern Overland
\r\nMail Line, which provided mail
\r\nand passenger service between
\r\nSt. Louis and San Francisco,
\r\ncrossed there, 1858 to 1861.
\r\nAbandoned in 1931 when a highway
\r\nbridge spanned the Red River.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"colberts_ferry.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":27,"mkr_name":"Cold Springs Log Cabin School","mkr_name_sort":"Cold Springs Log Cabin School","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.73157255696707","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.58833427389581","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Pioneers, who were camped near a spring on property of William S. Reeves (1794-1879) while waiting for their land grants, built this one-room schoolhouse about 1855. The leader of the group was William L. Holder (1820-1876), who migrated to Grayson County from Missouri. His son Clinton L. (1845-1897) later used the cabin as a residence. In 1974 the structure was moved to the Old Settlers Village and restored.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"cold_springs_log_cabin_school.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":49,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"Cold Springs","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":189,"mkr_name":"Collin McKinney","mkr_name_sort":"Collin McKinney","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.420271","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.569684","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(April 17, 1766 - September 8, 1861)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A pioneer leader of North Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Collin McKinney was born in New Jersey, a son of Scottish immigrant parents. In 1780 the family moved to Kentucky and in 1824 McKinney migrated across the Red River and settled near present Texarkana.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In January, 1836, he was elected a delegate to the general convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos and there served on a committee of five that drafted Texas' Declaration of Independence from Mexico. On March 2, he signed the document. He also served on the committee which prepared the Constitution for the Republic of Texas. Later he served in the 1st, 2nd and 4th Congresses of the Republic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In private life, McKinney was a leader in establishing the first Disciples of Christ Church in Texas. In 1846 he settled near the Grayson-Collin County line; this became his permanent residence. In 1792 he married Amy Moore; they had four children. He and his second wife, Betsy Leake (Coleman), by whom he had six children, are both buried in this cemetery. Collin County and its seat, McKinney, were named in his honor. In 1936 the Texas Centennial Commission had his house moved to Finch Park in McKinney.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1968)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"collin_mckinney.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":322,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"Van Alstyne Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":28,"mkr_name":"Confederate Lady Paul Revere Sophia Porter","mkr_name_sort":"Confederate Lady Paul Revere Sophia Porter","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.882492","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.633798","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(1813-1899)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Settled 1839 at Glen Eden, a site now under Lake Texoma (N. of here). Her husband, early trader Holland Coffee, built fine home. Guests included Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant. other Army officers, 1845-60. During Civil War, wined and dined passing Federal scouts, found out they were seeking Col. Jas. Bourland, Confederate defender of Texas frontier. While guests were busy, she slipped out, swam her horse across icy Red River, warned Col. Bourland, helped prevent Federal invasion of North Texas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1965)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"confederate_lady_paul_revere_sophia_porter.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":254,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":169,"cem_name":"Preston Bend Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Preston Bend"},{"mkr_id":29,"mkr_name":"Congressman Sam Rayburn","mkr_name_sort":"Congressman Sam Rayburn","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.58019999999990","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.19392742974821","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Tennessee native Sam Taliaferro Rayburn moved to Texas with his family in 1887. His long and successful political career began with his election to the Texas Legislature in 1906. It continued through 25 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, where Rayburn served with 8 presidents and held the speakership for 17 years. His funeral at the First Baptist Church in Bonham was attended by 30,000 people, including 4 presidents and 105 congressmen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded 1986<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"congressman_sam_rayburn.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":30,"mkr_name":"Courthouses of Grayson County","mkr_name_sort":"Courthouses of Grayson County","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.635852612585","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60942322497566","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
From pioneer log cabins to a native Texas limestone structure, Grayson County courthouses have taken many shapes and sizes since the county's establishment in 1846. The first courthouse, a frame building on bald prairie a few miles west of the current county seat, was completed in 1847 for a cost of $232. It served for one year, until Sherman was relocated to this site, and the commissioners court ordered the construction of a log cabin on the southeast corner of the square. Neither it, nor the third courthouse (a two-story frame building on the north side of the square), nor the 1853 brick fourth courthouse were in service for any substantial period of time. An 1859 courthouse, intended to provide the county with a large and structurally sound facility, fell into disuse by the early 1870s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Thus, by the time the Houston & Texas Central Railroad reached Sherman in 1873, Grayson County had seen five courthouses in fewer than 40 years. The coming of the railroad was a boon to the local economy, and the availability of better building materials led to the construction of the majestic 1876 courthouse - a two-story edifice with tower supporting a cupola containing a clock and a bell - which served the county until it burned in 1930. Due to the Depression, it was six years before the current limestone courthouse was built, in part with federal grants and loans. As centers of politics and government, Grayson County's seven courthouses have played a significant role in the county's history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2001)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"courthouses_of_grayson_county.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":31,"mkr_name":"Crossroads Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Crossroads Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.32807999607441","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.75744000249247","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
The local Baptist community built a church in 1882 approximately three miles east of Celina, just north of the present Crossroads Cemetery. The property, encompassing 1 1\/2 acres, had been jointly owned by brothers Abiel D. and Edmond Stelzer. The resulting Crossroads Baptist Church was moved in 1902 to the new town of Celina to be near the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway. The church's name was changed to First Baptist Church of Celina, and in 1930, a quitclaim deed was filed by the church for the Crossroads Cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of an infant girl who died in 1875. Today, Crossroads Cemetery continues to serve residents of the area.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marker is property of the state of Texas<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"crossroads_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":84,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"Crossroads Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":32,"mkr_name":"Dannel Funeral Home","mkr_name_sort":"Dannel Funeral Home","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63452675465961","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60753755491747","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
After training in the Mortuary Sciences in Chicago, John C. Dannel moved with his new wife, Flossie Louella Wade, to Sherman, Texas, where he purchased the Sherman Undertaking Company. John\u2019s father had owned and operated an undertaking parlor in Illinois, where John was born, and he followed his father into the business. The Dannels\u2019 first funeral parlor in Sherman was located at the corner of Walnut and Houston streets, but the John C. Dannel Undertaking Company, as it was then known, moved into a renovated pool hall on the South side of the courthouse square in 1913. Dannel introduced the first motorized hearse to the area in 1917, but he was sued by the local livery stable which had until that time supplied the horses and carriages for funerals. Dannel eventually won the case after a public fight that played out in the local newspaper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1923, Dannel hired architect John Tulloch to design and build a structure dedicated specifically as a funeral home, one of the earliest such structures in the area. The building featured bedrooms for the family, as well as staterooms and a chapel for funerals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
John C. Dannel\u2019s son, Charles O. Dannel II, joined the family business after graduation from the University of Texas. Charles died in 1961 and his father died in 1963. At the family fussiness, becoming the fourth generation of the Dannel funeral directors. John died in 1997, and his wife assumed ownership and management, continuing the family tradition of service to the citizens of Sherman and the surrounding community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2009)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marker is property of the State of Texas<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"dannel_funeral_home.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":33,"mkr_name":"Davis-Ansley Log Cabin Home","mkr_name_sort":"Davis-Ansley Log Cabin Home","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.73049016025317","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.587482082487","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Blacksmith Micajah C. Davis (1790-1860), one of the founders of Grayson County, erected this cabin about 1840 at Iron Ore Creek settlement near present Denison. The pioneer home was built of hand-hewn oak logs with a plank floor. Sold in 1870 to Josephus R. Ansley (1826-1873) and his wife Gilley (1826-1915), the cabin was later occupied by their son Will (1861-1952). Mr. and Mrs. John Summers purchased the structure in 1953 and donated it in 1972 to the Old Settlers Village.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"davis_ansley_log_cabin.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":34,"mkr_name":"Denison War Memorial","mkr_name_sort":"Denison War Memorial","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.75549102308995","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.5355097201337","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In memory of
\r\nthe men and women of
\r\nDennison, Texas,
\r\nwho have served
\r\ntheir country.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"denison_war_memorial.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":35,"mkr_name":"Diamond Horse Ranch","mkr_name_sort":"Diamond Horse Ranch","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.655893","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.927934","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Founded 1850 by James R. and John Diamond, joined later by their brother George, who had founded paper that today is Houston \"Post.\" <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Station, 1858-1861, on Butterfield Stage Line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Diamond brothers were political leaders and active in Texas frontier defense and Masonry. James is buried here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1967)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"diamond_horse_ranch.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":240,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitesboro"},{"mkr_id":36,"mkr_name":"Dorchester School","mkr_name_sort":"Dorchester School","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.531645","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.690876","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
The community of Dorchester was founded on the railroad during the early years of the twentieth century. Two one-room country schools were established to provide for the education of the children of the families who moved to the area. The Dorchester School came into being about 1907 with the consolidation of these schools.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Between 1913 and 1915, a two-story brick schoolhouse was constructed at this site. Its auditorium also served as a location for community gatherings. Under U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's WPA program, a new school building was constructed in 1940. Its gymnasium served as athletic facility, auditorium, and social center, with the Halloween carnival as an annual highlight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The high school was closed in 1949, but the Dorchester School continued to provide classes for elementary grade students until consolidation with the Howe School District in 1959. For more than 50 years, the Dorchester School played a central and vital role in the town. Some of its graduates returned to the school to become educators, and many have remained in Dorchester to become community leaders.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
{1985)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"dorchester_school.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":62,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Dorchester"},{"mkr_id":37,"mkr_name":"Dr. Randolph L Bullock House","mkr_name_sort":"Dr. Randolph L Bullock House","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.73166510155467","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.58877773013458","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"dr_randolph_l_bullock_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":39,"mkr_name":"Eleventh Texas Cavalry","mkr_name_sort":"Eleventh Texas Cavalry","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63633480254440","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60957812320285","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In May 1861, a frontier unit was organized at Camp Reeves in Sherman. Drawing volunteers from Cooke, Grayson, Hopkins, Red River, Fannin, Collin, Titus, and Bowie Counties, the regiment began with nearly 900 men and officers. Initially led by the noted Col. William Cocke Young, the unit fought its first battles in Indian territory, now Oklahoma, securing the territory for the Confederacy. In October of that year, the unit was inducted into Confederate service as the 11th Texas Cavalry and joined with other force in Arkansas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Beginning in March 1862, at the Battle of Pea Ridge, or Elkhorn Tavern, the 11th supported the Confederate Army. Following the battle, the unit became an infantry regiment, designated the 11th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted. For the remainder of the year, the troops were active in Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. In early 1863, the 11th Texas fought at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and shortly thereafter became a cavalry unit again. For the remainder of the war, the cavalry fought in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, participating in more than 100 battles and skirmishes. Notable engagements included Chickamauga, Knoxville, Dalton, Reseca, Allatoona Pass, Dallas\/New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Savannah, and, finally, Bentonville, North Carolina. A small number of the Texas 11th troops were present at the Confederate surrender at Durham Station, North Carolina, in April 1865.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
One of the most active Texas units, the 11th Texas Cavalry served with distinction throughout the Civil War, continuing until the last major Confederate offensive had ended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2003)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"eleventh_texas_cavalry.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":40,"mkr_name":"Elliott Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Elliott Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.427544","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.686705","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
David Elliott (d. 1909), for whom this cemetery is named, was a pioneer settler in the southern part of Grayson County. Born in Murphreesboro, Tennessee, in 1817, he joined the crew of a boat on the Mississippi River at an early age. He later served as a riverboat captain before his ordination as a Baptist minister.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1847, two years after Texas became a State, the Rev. Mr. Elliott migrated to this area. Settling on land at this site, he noted evidence of early pioneers, including several graves with crude markers of a sandstone not common to the area. The stones contained no inscriptions or identifying marks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When David Elliott's daughter, Virginia E, died in 1855, he interred her near the pioneer graves. Later, as other settlers moved into the area, the Elliott Family Cemetery was opened for use as a public burial ground. From 1905 until 1950, it was maintained by Pilgrim's Rest Baptist Church, of which the Rev. Mr. Elliott was organizer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Others buried here include longtime residents, early teachers, and military veterans. Still used, the site serves as an important historical reminder of the individuals and families who opened this area for settlement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Unreadable text at bottom<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"elliott_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":97,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"Elliott Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":41,"mkr_name":"Everheart-Canaan Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Everheart-Canaan Cemetery","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.55704994742412","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.41399549012176","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Emanuel and Rachel Montgomery Everheart arrived here in 1848 with their son, William, and members of her family. By 1850, the Everhearts owned 3,346 acres, including this land. Family history holds that the oldest burials here (in the northwest corner) date prior to 1853 and are those of the Everhearts' slaves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pilot Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church, organized at Kentuckytown, moved to Everheart land a mile east of this site and became known as the Canaan Church. Members utilized this cemetery and shared their sanctuary with a Methodist Episcopal congregation that moved from Pitman's Chapel.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The oldest marked grave, from June 24, 1875, is that of W.H. Rumsower, one of several Confederate soldiers buried here. Other burials include William C. Everheart, the Grayson County Sheriff from 1876 to 1880 and later a Deputy United States Marshal. Many of the pioneers of the Canaan community are buried in family plots here. Nell Arnoldi Everheart cared for the cemetery until her death in 1973, and the Everheart Cemetery Association later formed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"everheart_canaan_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":104,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"Everheart Cemetery (see Canaan)","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":42,"mkr_name":"Federal Building~(United State Courthouse)","mkr_name_sort":"Federal Building (United State Courthouse)","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63856772532842","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6097294156500","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
After the Sherman Division of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Texas was established in 1902, plans were made to construct this building to serve the court and the postal service. U.S. Treasury Department Supervising Architect John Knox Taylor designed this Spanish Colonial Revival-Beaux Arts style building. Located in the commercial center in close proximity to the rail station, the structure was completed in early 1907 at a cost of $140,000. With its terra cotta roof tiles, faux balconies with wrought iron grillwork, lamp brackets at both entrances, and two eagles overlooking the main entry, it was an imposing edifice and a significant addition to Sherman's downtown environment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In addition to the federal court, the building has housed local offices of other federal agencies, including the Selective Service Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Services Administration, and the Departments of Agriculture, Labor and Defense. From 1907 to 1963, the U.S. Postal Service occupied the entire first floor. The original design of the building has remained essentially unchanged except for the first floor, which was remodeled when the post office moved in 1963.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"federal_building.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":44,"mkr_name":"Fink","mkr_name_sort":"Fink","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.800165","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.677823","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
A community grew up near Fort Johnson on the Texas Military Road (also known as the Shawnee Trail) in the 1840s. Earlier called Georgetown and Reevesville, the settlement became known as Fink when a post office (500 feet north) was established in 1897 and named for Fiedrick Finke (1858-1920), a German immigrant who had come to Grayson County in 1884. The post office was discontinued in 1908. Never incorporated, Fink was eventually included within the boundaries of Pottsboro. In the 1960s local residents began annual Fink celebrations.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1988)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"fink.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":165,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Pottsboro"},{"mkr_id":45,"mkr_name":"First Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"First Baptist Church of Bells","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.609383","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.410640","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
of Bells<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Originally known as the Bell Plain Baptist Church, this congregation was organized in 1879 at the home of J. A. Lindsay. The first services were conducted in the Bailey Junction schoolhouse by the Rev. Isaac Reed. In 1884, soon after the school building burned, the members constructed a sanctuary on property donated by A. T. Wilson They worshipped there as the Baptist Church of Christ until about 1896, when high winds destroyed the structure. Later that year the congregation built a chapel at this location. The present sanctuary was completed in 1954.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1980)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_baptist_church_of_bells.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":8,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Bells"},{"mkr_id":46,"mkr_name":"First Christian Church of Howe","mkr_name_sort":"First Christian Church of Howe","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.506652","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.612541","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In the 1840s, settlers moved to this area as part of the Peters Colony. In the early 1870s, plans for the Houston and Texas Central Railroad coming through the settlement brought new residents to the community, known as Summit. Renamed for railroad official F.M. Howe, the town of Howe was established circa 1872.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
That same year, several residents met to organize what would become the First Christian Church of Howe. Founders and charter members included George Miller, J.A. Hughes, Henry Stevens, J.A. Matthews, W.T. Copeland, Si Collins, C.E. Wheat, L.M. Davis, J.C. McBee, Jim McCoy and John Grigg, and members held their first Sunday School classes and worship services in homes, schools and other buildings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The congregation grew and purchased this site in 1893 from John W. and Minnie B. Simpson. The church, led by trustees Charlie Hanna, J.W. Bearden, and John and Frank Grigg, constructed a building on the site. The structure was one of four Protestant sanctuaries constructed in Howe during that period. Each had similar vernacular designs showing Victorian influences. Features included fishscale shingling, steep-pitched gable roofs and neo-gothic details. The First Christian Church congregation added an annex in 1925 and later purchased a parsonage on adjoining property.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
During its years as a congregation, the First Christian Church members held revivals in the churchyard and ministered and witnessed to those in the Howe community. In 1982, because of declining membership, the church disbanded, and members donated the sanctuary and site to the city, which prepared to use the facility for community purposes while maintaining a link to the community's past.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2003)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_christian_church_of_howe","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":99,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Howe"},{"mkr_id":47,"mkr_name":"First Methodist Church of Whitewright","mkr_name_sort":"First Methodist Church of Whitewright","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.511517","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.395800","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
This congregation traces its history to Sears Chapel (one mile southeast), a Union Church established in the late 1850s at the home of early settlers Christopher and Mary Sears. In 1876 the Sears family deeded the land on which the Sears Chapel Church building stood to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The village of Whitewright was established in 1878. The Methodist congregation associated with Sears Chapel organized the First Methodist Church of Whitewright in 1882. By 1885 the congregation had completed a sanctuary and a parsonage and was served by the Rev. W. M. Robbins, a circuit-riding Methodist preacher. A Sunday School, organized in 1886, averaged about 50 pupils during its early years of operation. A new sanctuary, built at this site in 1895, served the congregation for over 100 years. A new parsonage was completed in 1930, and in 1942 the church erected an education building. Major renovations to the church and education buildings were completed in 1979.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The church, renamed First United Methodist Church in 1968, supports a variety of special annual events and continues to be active in many local and foreign outreach programs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_methodist_church_of_whitewright.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":241,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitewright"},{"mkr_id":49,"mkr_name":"First Presbyterian Church","mkr_name_sort":"First Presbyterian Church - Denison","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.75714994672048","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.54002873910603","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
The Presbyterian Board of Home Missions commissioned Reverend Josiah Milligan to oversee Presbyterian outreach in Texas. Rev. Milligan chose to office in Denison and began holding services in his living room. On December 22, 1872, he organized the First Presbyterian Church in Denison. Charter members were Samuel and Sara Hanna, Alex and Sarah Acheson, Rebecca Craighead, Eugene Sutta, Mrs. M.B. Milligan, Mary Milligan, Martha Nevins, S.H. Ruthraff, and C.B. and Ella Berry. Seeking a larger meeting space, the congregation petitioned the Mayor to hold worship services in the Town Hall until land was donated by the Denison Town Company for a permanent church home. A simple, wood frame building was completed in January of 1874. In 1900, the structure was enlarged, but burned in a fire two years later. The structure was rebuilt in 1904, with a new educational building and chapel added in 1951. In 1966, the 1904 building was razed in order to build a new sanctuary that is still used today.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The congregation often volunteered their time to help those in need. During the last winter of World War II, the ladies of the church met wartime troop trains at Denison's Katy Depot with offers of sandwiches, cookies, coffee, and conversation, despite the secrecy of military train movements. In addition to volunteer efforts, many members of the First Presbyterian Church went on to serve in key leadership positions in state, local, and county government. Today, the oldest church congregation in the city of Denison continues to aid its neighbors through service and outreach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
175 Years of Texas Independence - 1836 2011
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By 1870, The Presbyterian Church in the United States sent the Rev. R.E. Sherrill to organize new congregations in Northeast Texas. He led a group of Sherman residents in forming a church in 1871, and by late 1874 the members had constructed a sanctuary on Travis Street, between Pecan and Mulberry streets. Throughout the 1870s, the city of Sherman grew as a result of new rail lines through the community. The congregation, known as First Presbyterian Church, grew along with the city. By 1886, the church had established a chapel in a growing part of town, and in 1894 the congregation moved to a larger sanctuary at the corner of Travis and Mulberry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Austin College moved to Sherman in 1876, First Presbyterian fostered a strong relationship with its students and faculty, leading to the creation of a new congregation, the College Park Presbyterian Church, closer to campus. First Church and the school\u2019s pre-ministerial students also established a short-lived Sunday school mission in the 1940s. During the 20th century, First Church\u2019s members maintained other educational services, including Kindergarten and Pre-School programs, as well as Foreign Million projects.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For more than a century, First Presbyterian Church grew and served its community, building new facilities as needed. The congregation developed close ties with the Trinity United Presbyterian Congregation (Sherman), with which it united in 1995, forming Covenant Presbyterian Church. Today Covenant Presbyterian continues the programs and services established its historic congregations in the decades of work and worship in Sherman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2005)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_presbyterian_church_sherman.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":75,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"First Presbyterian Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":48,"mkr_name":"First Presbyterian Church~and Manse","mkr_name_sort":"First Presbyterian Church and Manse","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.513946","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.395510","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
On October 30, 1853, a Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in the home of Christopher Sears in nearby Lick Skillet (Pilot Grove). J. A. Zinn served as moderator, and T. E. Montgomery, J. D. Barbee, and J. T. Clark as first elders. The church established the Canaan and Sears Chapel congregations in the 1860s. Sears Chapel moved to Whitewright in 1883, built a sanctuary in 1899, and became First Presbyterian Church in 1907. This classical revival church building, erected by the congregation in 1930, features art glass windows and doors. The adjacent manse has provided housing for pastors since 1902.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1994)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_presbyterian_church_and_manse.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":241,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitewright"},{"mkr_id":51,"mkr_name":"First Site of City of Sherman","mkr_name_sort":"First Site of City of Sherman","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.67835408213576","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.69818432859434","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
When Grayson County was created on March 17, 1846, by the first legislature of the State of Texas, the act named the county seat in honor of Sidney Sherman (1805-73), an heroic leader at the Battle of San Jacinto and in the affairs of the Republic of Texas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Commissioners to select possible courthouse sites within 3 miles of center of the county were Micajah Davis, George C. Dugan, Richard McIntire, James Shannon, and James G. Thompson. This site on the old Cherokee Trail and the road to important river crossing at Preston Bend won approval of the voters. Townsite lots were auctioned late in the year 1846.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chief Justice James G. Thompson supervised building of courthouse under a contract awarded in Jan. 1847 to M. L. Webster. Completion of the structure called for special celebration in a Fourth of July picnic with barbeque, a barrel of whiskey, music, and dancing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Water and wood for public use were scarce at this site, called \"a bald prairie\". State Representative James B. Shannon (one of the original county seat commissioners) secured new legislation; he and Samuel Blagg, his business partner, on Nov. 23, 1848, deeded from their holdings to the county commissioners an 80-acre Sherman townsite 5 miles to the east.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1972)<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise on back: Sponsored by the Grayson County Historical Survey Committee and erected by the Sherman City Council as a memorial to the pioneers of this area","mkr_img":"first_site_of_city_of_sherman.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":52,"mkr_name":"First Texas Interurban","mkr_name_sort":"First Texas Interurban","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.69579872906659","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.57551707113795","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Electric railways (trolleys) provided convenient travel between many Texas cities for more than forty years. The first Interurban Line was established in Grayson County, connecting the cities of Sherman and Denison. Founded in 1900 by Fred Fitch and John P. Crerar, the Denison and Sherman Railway began operations on May 1, 1901, with a single 10.5-mile track.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The company built a power plant, offices, and a car barn near this site halfway between its passenger stations in the two cities. In order to provide water for the power plant, they built a dam below Tanyard Springs, creating a small lake. Named Wood Lake, it provided recreational facilities for passengers on the line's excursion trains.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Texas Traction Company, founded in 1906, began construction of a second Interurban Line from Dallas to McKinney in 1906. Merged with the Denison and Sherman Railway in 1908, the company expanded its operations, eventually connecting a number of north Texas cities and changing its name to the Texas Electric Railway in 1917. The advent of automobile travel signalled the decline of the Texas Interurbans by the 1930s. The last train passed this site on December 31, 1948, on its route from Denison to Dallas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1965, 1990)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_texas_interurban.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":54,"mkr_name":"First United Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"First United Methodist Church of Sherman","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63945932337696","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61288268841689","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
of Sherman, Texas<\/p>\r\n\r\n
First congregation of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Sherman. Established in 1859 with the Rev. J. M. Binkley, pastor, the church was born of labors of circuit riders who braved this frontier area even before the county was organized. The first members worshipped under a brush arbor located on what is now the Sherman Public Square.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The first permanent building, a frame structure, was erected in 1860. Located in the 300 block of South Travis Street, this building burned in 1885. For four years the congregation worshipped in the city opera house while a brick sanctuary was being erected on the original site. This structure was occupied in 1889 and used until 1910, when a new and larger domed edifice, located at North Travis and Mulberry streets, was occupied. For 44 years \"Travis Street Methodist Church\" served as a focal point of Methodist activity in Sherman and North Texas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
To meet the needs of a growing congregation, the present structure was erected in 1955 (Mulberry and Elm streets) on property once belonging to Kidd-Key College, a Methodist school. The church was named \"First Methodist Church.\" With denominational union in 1968, it became \"First United Methodist Church.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1970)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_united_methodist_church_of_sherman.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":78,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"First United Methodist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":53,"mkr_name":"First United~Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"First United Methodist Church of Tom Bean","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.526370","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.499623","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
This congregation was organized in the mid-1880s, growing out of brush arbor meetings at the Cedar Campground near Whitemound. The original church building at Whitemound was moved, in 1906, to Tom Bean, where it burned in 1924. Methodists worshiped in the Presbyterian church until it was destroyed by a tornado a short time later. A new edifice was built, serving both denominations until 1972. In 1974, the sanctuary was moved here, and the heritage of the old Perrin Air Force Base Chapel was preserved when it was added to the facility.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1975)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"first_united_methodist_church_tom_bean.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":79,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":217,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"First United Methodist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Tom Bean"},{"mkr_id":55,"mkr_name":"First United Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.420226","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.575323","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
of Van Alstyne<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Outgrowth of Liberty Class, formed 1847 for Bible study and worship, in log cabin of Jim Creager (1.25 mi. S) by the Rev. Joab Biggs, of the Dallas Methodist circuit, and M. F. Cole. In 1855, after a rainstorm that detained quarterly conference delegates to listen to an all-night sermon, the Rev. Y.S. McKinney preached for three weeks and had 60 conversions. The enlarged class moved to Mantua, where it built a frame chapel on the town square and was renamed Mt. Zion Methodist Church. At founding of Van Alstyne on Houston & Texas Central Railroad in 1873, Mt. Zion moved its building into town, to a site now in Van Alstyne Cemetery. By 1890 membership exceeded 400. The congregation in 1893 moved again, erecting a larger building at Waco and Jefferson Streets, and changing name to First Methodist Church. In this sanctuary in 1894 there was organized the first district Epworth League of the Southern Methodist Church. Here in 1912 ex-president Theodore Roosevelt gave an address, and in 1917 one of Texas' earliest Boy Scout troops was formed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Present sanctuary was completed and dedicated in 1917, with dedicatory sermon given by the Rev. Sam R. Hay. The present name was given after a national ecumenical accord was reached in 1968.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1972)<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise on reverse: This historical marker given to the glory of God by Mr. and Mrs. Rea A. Nunnallee.","mkr_img":"first_united_methodist_church_of_van_alstyne.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":80,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"First United Methodist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":57,"mkr_name":"Fred Douglass School","mkr_name_sort":"Fred Douglass School","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.64531511086976","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60653598461363","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Named for the famed 19th century African American orator Frederick Douglass, the Fred Douglass School was created as one of Sherman's first three public schools in 1879. Two houses one block west of this site were rented for the education of the area's African American children. In the first years of the Fred Douglass School the number of students was about 85. By 1907 the school's population was 350.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Fire plagued the Fred Douglass School: in 1904 and again in 1919 the wood buildings were destroyed. In 1920 a three-story brick structure was erected at the corner of college and East streets. The school grew rapidly and by 1939 plans for expansion were necessary. In 1943, educational improvements began to take place. More faculty members had advanced degrees and the curriculum was expanded to include African American history, business and vocational courses. A National Honor Society chapter was formed, and the sports program was expanded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A modern building was erected in 1957; ten years later, the school district became fully integrated, and the Fred Douglass School became the district's special education facility. In the late 20th century it remained the center for a variety of programs for all Sherman students.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1997)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"fred_douglass_school.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":99,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"Fred Douglass","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":58,"mkr_name":"1931 Free Bridge Controversy","mkr_name_sort":"Free Bridge Controversy, 1931","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.818935","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.535846","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
As a result of late 1920s legislation in Texas and Oklahoma, the two states cooperated on a project to build free highway bridges spanning the Red River to accommodate rapidly increasing highway traffic. One of these bridges was near Colbert Bridge, a toll bridge descended from the mid-19th century Colbert's Ferry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When the Free Bridge was ready to open in early July 1931, the Red River Bridge Company, operators of Colbert Bridge, obtained a federal restraining order against the opening of the Free Bridge until contractual payments had been made to compensate the company for their anticipated loss. Texas Governor Ross Sterling complied, but Oklahoma Governor William Murray, who was not a party to the contract between the Texas Highway Commission and the Red River Bridge Company, asked Governor Sterling to join him in protesting the injunction. Sterling refused. Murray ordered the removal of barricades erected by the Texas Highway Commission.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For twelve hours, traffic flowed freely across the bridge. By July 17, Texas Rangers guarded the southern side. Oklahoma highway crews rerouted traffic from Colbert Bridge to Preston Bridge several miles away and dismantled the approach to the Colbert Bridge from Oklahoma.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As tensions came close to breaking in the summer heat, the injunction was suspended; the Texas Rangers opened the bridge on Labor Day, 1931. It served until 1995, when it was replaced by a new structure. A portion of the Free Bridge was placed in a park in Colbert, Oklahoma, about two miles north.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1998)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"free_bridge_controversy .jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":59,"mkr_name":"Friendship Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Friendship Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63457223826106","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.66240664052653","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Opened in 1830's with burials of local \"Yankee Town\" settlers. Closed 1859 by a private owner. Reopened by Madison Walsh and Nolan Stewart, 1861. Enlarged and improved 1892, when adjacent Methodist church was built. The cemetery has been used in three eras: Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the Union.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1967)<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise on base: Erected by the Grayson County Historical Survey Committee.","mkr_img":"friendship_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":113,"mkr_chu_fk":83,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"Friendship Cemetery","chu_name":"Friendship United Methodist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":60,"mkr_name":"Friendship Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Friendship Methodist Church","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63442323691813","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.66271265542906","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Organized 1867 in log schoolhouse. In 1892 built first sanctuary; second, 1914; added Graves Recreation Hall 1958.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"friendship_methodist_church.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":113,"mkr_chu_fk":83,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"Friendship Cemetery","chu_name":"Friendship United Methodist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":61,"mkr_name":"George R. Reeves","mkr_name_sort":"George R. Reeves","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.787262","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.686853","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
According to the THC Atlas, the Plate said: (Jan. 3, 1826-Sept. 5, 1882) Man for whom 2600-sq. mi. West Texas county was named. Born in Tennessee. Married Jane Moore in 1844 in Arkansas. Came to Texas about 1845. Was Grayson County tax collector, 1848-1850; sheriff, 1850-1854. Served as State Representative, 1855-1861. Commissioned Confederate army officer, 1863. Participant in Battle of Chickamauga and Hundred Days Atlanta Campaign. Returned to Legislature, 1873. Speaker of the House, 1881-1882.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1967<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"george_r_reeves.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":117,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":165,"cem_name":"Georgetown Cemetery - Pottsboro","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Pottsboro"},{"mkr_id":62,"mkr_name":"Grayson County","mkr_name_sort":"Grayson County","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63620994695137","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6094854241276","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In the mainstream of Texas history for more than a century, this area was, in 1837, the site of Colonel Holland Coffee's Trading Post, a landmark structure at the Preston Bend crossing of the Red River.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was a focal point, beginning in 1842, for settlers of the important Peters' colony. In 1846 the county was created from part of Fannin County by the 1st State Legislature. It was named for Peter W. Grayson, who immigrated to Texas in 1830, served in the Texas revolution, and was attorney general in the Republic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also in 1846 the county was organized and Sherman was made county seat. The original townsite was 5-1\/4 mi. W of here. It was moved to its present location, 1848. Honoree of the town name was Colonel Sidney Sherman, a hero of the Battle of San Jacinto. The place is distinguished for having had at least five courthouses and for its superior schools of the 19th century. It was once known as the \"Athens of Texas.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1858 the famous Butterfield Trail crossed the county and in the same period and later, a number of cattle trails and early railroads traversed the area.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Today Lake Texoma, created 1939-1944, is a county approved tourist attraction. The Sherman-Denison region was named a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, 1967.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1969)<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise on back: Erected by Grayson County Historical Survey Committee.","mkr_img":"grayson_county.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":63,"mkr_name":"Grayson County C.S.A.","mkr_name_sort":"Grayson County C.S.A.","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.636237642192","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61002318638488","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Military, defense and supply center in Civil War. 11th Texas Cav. Regt., raised in this and area counties, May 1861, removed immediate danger from North by capture Forts Washita, Cobb, Arbuckle in Indian Territory. Beef for these posts was supplied by local contractor. Men and boys served in 16th, 20th Tex. Cav. Regts., the Border Regt. and State Militia. The 9th Tex. Cav. Regt. that became part of famed Ross' Brigade was organized Oct. 1861 at Brogdon Springs. Fort Preston, 17 mi. N. on Red River, was used by Confederate and state troops as a post on defense line along river to prevent Indian raids and Federal invasion. Supplies brought to Ft. Preston by boat were sent by wagon to other frontier forts. Regional depot was set up in Sherman 1861 to receive clothing for soldiers. A commissary supplied food to passing troops, families and widows of soldiers. Col. William C. Quantrill, C.S.A., and his notorious guerrilla fighters -- including future members of the James and Younger gangs -- camped near here in 1863-4. He is credited with stopping cattle thefts from across Red River and persuading a \"mob\" of war widows not to storm the commissary for coffee and tea. However, he had to flee to escape Confederate arrest because of practice of killing deserters and draft evaders and \"shooting up\" neighboring towns in 1862. A Peace Party plot against Confederacy resulted in arrest of 10 \"suspects\" but a court investigation found all but one innocent. Citizens provided large grain stores, started raising cotton, extracted Glauber salt, copperas for medicinal use.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Erected by the State of Texas 1964<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"grayson_county_c_s_a.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":159,"mkr_name":"The Great Sherman~Storm of 1896","mkr_name_sort":"Great Sherman Storm of 1896","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63278016225216","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6220028339609","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In the late afternoon of Friday, May 15, 1896, a disastrous tornado swept Sherman, killing about 66 persons, injuring many others, and causing severe property damage. The twister touched down near here, then cut a 2-mile-long path through the city. The same funnel and several smaller ones struck at other locations in the area. Most of the storm's victims were buried in this cemetery. After the tragedy, citizens of Sherman and neighboring towns helped with the rebuilding, and relief contributions were sent from many distant places.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1975)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"great_sherman_storm_of_1896.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":64,"mkr_name":"Greenwood Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Greenwood Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.593108","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.390215","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Burial site of early settlers of Fannin and Grayson counties. Commonly called \"Jenkins Cemetery\"\u2014as access was through John J. Jenkins' farm. First usage date is unknown; oldest stones have had lettering erased by weather. Earliest dated stone is for James R Montgomery, who died in 1869. On March 31, 1882, W.S. Roddy formally deeded the cemetery site in trust for local citizens. Wooden markers at many graves were destroyed by grass fires in 1935. The neglected cemetery was restored in 1972 through efforts of Lt. Col. and Mrs. William K. Langer, descendants of John J. Jenkins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1973)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"greenwood_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":129,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":8,"cem_name":"Greenwood Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Bells"},{"mkr_id":65,"mkr_name":"Hagerman","mkr_name_sort":"Hagerman","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.741380","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.753971","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In 1904 James Patillo (J. P.) Smith platted streets here in a 10-acre wheat field and established the town of Hagerman. Named for railroad attorney James P. Hagerman, the town consisted of 250 residents, a cotton gin, school, church, post office, railroad depot, and several businesses by 1910. The town prospered and grew to contain three churches and a three-teacher school. However, in the 1920s residents and businesses began to abandon the area when it became known that the creation of Lake Texoma would completely inundate the town. Lake Texoma was created in 1943.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"hagerman.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":93,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Hagerman"},{"mkr_id":66,"mkr_name":"Hall Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Hall Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.495099","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.654931","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Located on land patented by Anderson White (1801-85), on certificate issued April 23, 1850, by Peters colony, an immigration project which had received a large land grant in this region from the Republic of Texas. Burial plot was begun Jan. 6, 1857, upon the death of White's daughter, Sarah White Haning, wife of Aaron Haning. One week later, on Jan. 13, a second grave was added, that of Haning's mother, Rachel Pierce Haning. In June 1857, White sold his land in the area, but reserved 2 acres surrounding the burial site, deeded April 1859 to trustees for a public cemetery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Named for Benjamin F. Hall (1803-73), pioneer minister of the Disciples of Christ, doctor, dentist, and lawyer, who owned the White property from 1857 to 1872, and founded several churches in the region.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among those buried here are the first settlers of this part of Grayson County, who migrated to Texas from the eastern United States; a number of veterans of the army of the Confederate States of America; and several rural victims of the great Sherman tornado of May 15, 1896.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Subsequent donations of land by J. D. Barnett and Lee Bivins increased the cemetery to present size by 1918.<\/p>d\r\n\r\n
(1973)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"hall_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":135,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":99,"cem_name":"Hall Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Howe"},{"mkr_id":67,"mkr_name":"Hall Furniture Building","mkr_name_sort":"Hall Furniture Building","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63548067720123","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60998013494654","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Former Missourian and Civil War veteran Rufus Gaines Hall established a Sherman dry goods store in 1868. The company prospered, in part because it sent 30 notion wagons to sell supplies to settlers on rural farms across 13 counties in North Texas. Hall's son, Dr. Hugh Logan Hall, joined the firm in 1872. In 1892, Dr. Hall and his father bought this property. Five generations of Halls maintained the growing business in this location for a century. Originally two buildings, the west side of the business was built in 1876 and the other in 1885; the buildings were united in 1936. A noteworthy example of an Art Deco commercial building, its asymmetrical fa\u00e7ade features the bold use of bands of structural glass with black and ivory chevron stripes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2002<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"hall_furniture_building.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":68,"mkr_name":"Hendrix Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Hendrix Cemetery","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.68338139235133","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.57751697061661","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
A native of North Carolina, John Hendrix (1798-1893) came to Texas in 1846 with his wife, Ruth (Strader) (1804-1882), their children, and seven other families. Their first camp in the area is marked by a large boulder in this cemetery. Hendrix ran successful farming and nursery operations and became a prominent and influential citizen of Grayson County. Shortly after his arrival, Hendrix established this cemetery. Located on land he acquired after his settlement here, the one-acre burial ground eventually was deeded to Grayson County. The first known burial, that of the infant son of M. and D. Perdue, took place in 1848. John and Ruth Hendrix are buried here, as is their son Josiah Tompkins and daughter Nancy Hendricks Jennings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There are approximately forty-five marked graves in the Hendrix Cemetery. Many date from the last half of the nineteenth century and some display illegible inscriptions. An unmarked section in the northwest corner of the graveyard was reserved for slave burials. Used for more than one hundred years by Hendrix family relatives and descendants, close friends, and associates, the cemetery is a significant reminder of early Grayson County history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1984)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Inscribed on base Elsie Mae Stephens Turner, John David Hendrix Add on Plaque Plat and names buried in Hendrix Cemetery at Sherman Public Library.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"hendrix_cemetery.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":69,"mkr_name":"Hiram Lodge No. 433, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Hiram Lodge No. 433, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.560110","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.911468","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Chartered on June 7, 1875, Hiram Lodge first met in a building on the original Collinsville Town Square. Since 1881, when that building burned, the organization has met in six locations and shared facilities with local businesses and a school. In 1881, when the Texas & Pacific Railroad came through the area, Hiram Lodge, along with most of the town, relocated to be near the railroad tracks. Civic activities have included aid to Masonic widows and orphans, support of war bonds, and assistance to schools and the Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1991)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"hiram_lodge_433.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":41,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Collinsville"},{"mkr_id":70,"mkr_name":"Home County of Conservationalist~Allison Mayfield","mkr_name_sort":"Home County of Conservationalist Allison Mayfield","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.6362629312004","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60946766306417","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Opened law practice here, 1884. Became an assistant attorney general of Texas, 1893. Won election, 1897, to Railroad Commission; served 26 years -- 16 years as chairman. The commission had been created in 1891 to regulate shipping rates and practices.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In his term as chairman, oil and gas regulation -- a major responsibility -- began with jurisdiction over pipelines, 1917. In 1919 the Legislature made the commission responsible for conservation of oil and gas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the 1920s proration began. Complete regulation came in the 1930s with the 1,700,000-barrel-a-day production in East Texas. Backed by Texas Rangers, the commission closed the field until conservation rules could be revised.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Commission policies were acclaimed when in World War II Texas was able to supply the allies with great stores of oil necessary for victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The commission's goal is to prevent waste and protect oil and gas reserves by orderly regulation of exploration, production and transportation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Such men as Chairman Mayfield set high ethical standards that have continued in the commission, causing it to merit the confidence of the people and of the petroleum industry.<\/p>","mkr_info":"Incise in base: Commemorative series on Texas Railroad Commission; Erected in cooperation with Abell-Hanger Foundation, 1966.","mkr_img":"home_county_of_conservationist_allison_mayfield.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":71,"mkr_name":"Home of T. H. Sears","mkr_name_sort":"Home of T. H. Sears","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.51222669111999","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.37340881894315","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Colonial style home built by T. H. Sears, son of Christopher C. Sears, pioneer. Situated on part of original land grant. Show place since 1909.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"home_of_t_h_sears.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":72,"mkr_name":"Home of Thomas V. Munson","mkr_name_sort":"Home of Thomas V. Munson","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.73975400877279","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.54341624237097","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Built by world-famed scientist. Munson (1843-1913) was born in Illinois; educated in Kentucky; married Ellen Scott Bell, 1870; had eleven children.\r\n\r\n
Settled in Denison 1876, and developed extensive nurseries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Built this Victorian home of brick with wood trim in 1887. An 1888 guest in the house was French Minister of Agriculture, who came here to give Munson (as reward for saving vineyards) Medal of French Legion of Honor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Preserved by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Johnson (1843-1913) World famed grape culturist. Earned second degree ever given at Kentucky A. & M. College (1870) Moved to Denison 1876; became a civic leader and had nurseries for wide varieties of plants. In 1880s helped France save vineyards from root disease, and became second American ever named to French Legion of Honor. His scientific papers filed in Washington, D. C., are still used by horticulturists. He and his wife built this home 1887.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1967<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"home_of_thomas_v_munson.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":73,"mkr_name":"Hopewell Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Hopewell Baptist Church","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.76091479096937","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.54269394227809","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In 1874 this church was founded to serve the black community of this growing railroad town. Ministers from several Baptist churches in the county helped organize the new fellowship. Some of the charter members transferred from St. John Baptist Church in Preston Bend. In 1877 fire destroyed the congregation's first meeting place. A frame building erected at this site was replaced in 1891 by a brick edifice. The present church was begun in 1915. U. S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall spoke here in 1950, when Hopewell was host to the NAACP Regional Convention. (1977) Inscribed on base: Marker Sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. N. Stimpson.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1977)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"hopewell_baptist_church.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":102,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"Hopewell Baptist Church","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":74,"mkr_name":"Howe Lodge~No. 430, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Howe Lodge No. 430, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.509639","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.612483","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Constituted on June 5, 1875, this lodge was organized in the early Grayson County community of Farmington (5 mi. SW). Members voted to move the lodge to Howe in 1887, after the earlier settlement was bypassed by the railroad. In Howe, the first lodge hall was constructed above the Early Methodist Church Chapel. Later facilities were built as the lodge grew. Part of its growth came as a result of a merger with the Dorchester Lodge in 1966. Numerous war veterans and civic leaders have been members here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"howe_lodge_no_430.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":99,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Howe"},{"mkr_id":76,"mkr_name":"Jabez and Harriet Haning","mkr_name_sort":"Jabez and Harriet Haning","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.4965653349639","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.65443846151064","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Jabez Haning (1827-1883) came to Grayson County with his family in 1846. In the 1850s Jabez Haning obtained a grant of 320 acres of land from the Peters colony. His land was located about nine miles south of the town of Sherman. Harriet Campbell (1834-1880) and Jabez Haning were married in 1854 and established a farm. In 1873 the Houston & Texas Central Railway established a line south of Sherman. The route went through the Haning property, and they donated land for a town site in 1876. The town was named Howe, probably in honor of a railroad official.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"jabez_and_harriet_haning.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":135,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":99,"cem_name":"Hall Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Howe"},{"mkr_id":77,"mkr_name":"James Nelson Dickson","mkr_name_sort":"James Nelson Dickson","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63351052306775","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6188178935243","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(1890 - 1986)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Born and educated in Grayson County, James Nelson Dickson began his long association with county government in 1914 as Deputy Tax Assessor. Following a 1930 courthouse fire, he worked to replace destroyed records, including the important school bond papers. In 1945, the Commissioners Court named him to fill an unexpired term as county judge, a position he held through subsequent elections until 1962. Upon retirement, he devoted his efforts to the promotion of local heritage through museums, events and organizations, and compiled a history of Grayson County schools.
Recorded - 2005<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"james_nelson_dickson.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":78,"mkr_name":"James P. Dumas","mkr_name_sort":"James P. Dumas","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.43364549665838","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.47464373267803","mkr_dir":"The marker is inside the gate that has been abandoned for years.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"
(1820-1875) Born in South Carolina. In 1841 married May Thompson and moved to the Republic of Texas. In his capacity as surveyor, he helped map land that became a section of Dallas. Moved from Collin to Grayson County just before Texas joined the Union. Fought in Mexican War, 1846. Was appointed surveyor for Grayson County. Later came to own famous \"Sister Grove\" farm. So extensive was his land that he could ride from his home to Sherman (about 20 miles) without leaving his own property. He helped found Merchants & Planters Bank in Sherman, 1872. Recorded - 1968 Inscribed on the base Erected by James P. Dumas' heirs.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"james_p_dumas.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":79,"mkr_name":"Jesse Elvis Hendricks Log Cabin","mkr_name_sort":"Jesse Elvis Hendricks Log Cabin","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.41500725455584","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.57336192573052","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Influenced by the prairie school of architecture in its form and its large, overhanging eaves, this home was built in 1905 for the family of Walter and Pearl Barron. A local merchant and banker, Barron sold the house in 1920 to hardware merchant R. Lee Veazey, in whose family it remained until 1965. Classical details such as the wraparound porch, fluted Corinthian columns, and Sullivanesque frieze along the roofline are also significant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n;p[fRecorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"jesse_elvis_hendricks_log_cabin.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":80,"mkr_name":"Jesse P. Loving","mkr_name_sort":"Jesse P. Loving","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63207890756127","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61843018182252","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(1836-1919)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Missouri native Jesse \"Jess\" P. Loving came to Texas with his family in 1847. They settled first near relatives in Denton County, and moved to Sherman in Grayson County in 1852. Loving married Lydia Ellen Bomar in 1859. A Confederate veteran, he became a prominent civic leader, serving multiple terms as county treasurer and state representative. In 1879 Loving was the driving force behind the establishment of the Old Settlers Association of Grayson County. Jesse and Lydia Loving were charter members of the Houston Street Christian Church and were the parents of nine children.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 2000<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"jesse_p_loving.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":82,"mkr_name":"Judge C. C. Binkley","mkr_name_sort":"Judge C. C. Binkley","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.6310157795772","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61817557915137","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(January 12, 1826 - March 15, 1886)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Christopher Columbus Binkley came to Texas in 1852 and became a law partner of Sherman's first mayor. He served as district judge from 1870 to 1874 and Republican national committeeman for many years. As a founder and the first president of Merchants and Planters Bank, Judge Binkley was the financial leader of the county and was considered one of the most trusted and outstanding businessmen of his day. Upon his death, Judge Binkley was acknowledged as Sherman's leading citizen.
Recorded - 1997<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"judge_c_c_binkley.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":84,"mkr_name":"Katy Depot Fountain","mkr_name_sort":"Katy Depot Fountain","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.755570593089","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.53491700382907","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
The fountain has three tiers to fall into before falling into the basin at the bottom. The inside of the basin is covered in blue tile. The outside is red brick. The fountain itself is of red colored rock.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"katy_depot_fountain.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":85,"mkr_name":"Katy Depot Railroad Heritage Site - Sedalia, Missouri","mkr_name_sort":"Katy Depot Railroad Heritage Site - Sedalia, Missouri","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"38.70789604130524","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-93.22098300360518","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Sedalia, Missouri was a railroad hub--the terminal point for four divisions of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and of three divisions of the Missouri-Kansas--Texas Railroad, including mainlines and branches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Artifacts of both railroads are housed as a railroad heritage museum in the restored KATY Depot on East 3rd Street in Sedalia. The depot circa 1898 was abandoned by the railroad in 1988 and acquired by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. In 1998 a major renovation project to save the depot was undertaken. It now houses the Sedalia Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sedalia Heritage Foundation, Depot Store, and Railroad Heritage Museum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Katy had a railroad hospital here in Sedalia. Both railroads had repair shops here. The Missouri Pacific shops were the largest employer in the city in 1952. They fabricated among other things cabooses here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The depot store has books on the history of the two railroads, plus a book on the great 1904 World's Fair train wreck near Montserrat, Missouri on the Missouri Pacific mainline. Hospital facilities and funeral services in Sedalia played an important role in this human tragedy resulting from the railroad accident.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"katy_depot_sedalia.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":null,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":""},{"mkr_id":86,"mkr_name":"Kentucky Town","mkr_name_sort":"Kentucky Town","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.51944461183022","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.4384607326744","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
When first settled in 1830s was known as Annaliza. Renamed by Kentucky emigrants in 1858. Unique layout gave town protection against Indian attacks. On freight and stage routes. \"Sacred Harp,\" a robust frontier gospel style of singing and composition, began here. During Civil War was Quantrill gang rendezvous. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1965)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"kentucky_town.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":87,"mkr_name":"Kentucky Town Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Kentucky Town Baptist Church","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.52297858362829","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.43825545767054","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Kentuckytown Baptist Church. Founded 1853 by Kentuckians coming here by wagon train. Present building erected in 1904.<\/p>","mkr_info":"Note: Marker no available on church site.","mkr_img":"kentucky_town_baptist_church.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":241,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitewright"},{"mkr_id":88,"mkr_name":"Kidd-Key College","mkr_name_sort":"Kidd-Key College and Music Conservatory","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63878814183571","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61299358338482","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
and Music Conservatory<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Established in 1875 as North Texas Female College, a finishing school for young ladies, and operated by North Texas Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recharted 1919 as a junior college and music conservatory; renamed in memory of the famed educator, Mrs. Lucy Ann Kidd-Key, school president, 1888 to 1916.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Educational program emphasized music, literature and the fine arts. Through its many students and excellent faculty, Kidd-Key exerted strong cultural influence on the Sherman area as well as much of the nation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1967)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"kidd_key_college_and_music_conservatory.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":140,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"Kidd Key College","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":89,"mkr_name":"L. A. Washington, Jr.|and wife Martha A.","mkr_name_sort":"L. A. Washington, Jr. and wife Martha A.","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.76137559404385","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.52971181387414","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Grandnephew of George Washington, who had been guardian of L. A.'s father; was a doctor; came to Texas 1849 with inaugural suit, personal letters of George Washington. Wife came from noted West Virginia family.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1968<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"l_a_washington_jr_and_wife_martha_a.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":229,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery - Denison","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":90,"mkr_name":"Lake Texoma","mkr_name_sort":"Lake Texoma","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.81611568870755","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.57257573266179","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Completed 1944, Texoma is today the second largest lake in Texas and the eleventh largest reservoir in capacity in the United States. Its main purposes are flood control, power generation, and recreation. Lake Texoma was promoted largely through the efforts of Sam Rayburn (1882-1961), noted speaker of the house who represented District 4 in Congress for 49 years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In normal operation, lake shoreline covers 550 miles, with the Red River arm (45 miles) in Texas and the Washita arm (30 miles) in Oklahoma. The waters, covering 93,080 acres, are impounded by Denison Dam.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When Texoma was created, it caused the relocation of railroads, highways, utilities, and cemeteries. The site of Preston, historically the Red River crossing for the Butterfield Stage, was submerged, as were the sites of Hagerman and part of Cedar Mills, Texas.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1966 numerous recreation areas on Texoma drew 8,500,000 tourists, who could also visit Eisenhower State Park at the southeast end of the lake. The park was named in honor of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Texoma is one of more than 200 major inland lakes and reservoirs in Texas which contribute greatly to the economic and industrial growth of the state.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1968)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"lake_texoma.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":91,"mkr_name":"Lee Simmons","mkr_name_sort":"Lee Simmons","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63066848181559","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61807526709737","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(1873-1957)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ran for sheriff at request of citizens of Denison. Elected in 1912 and served two years.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Was appointed by Governor Pat Neff to special commission in 1920's to inspect Texas prison system; named by Governor Dan Moody to prison board, 1928; In 1930 became general manager of prison system, where he made an outstanding record.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Organized prison rodeo. Died before completing autobiography \"Assignment Huntsville\".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 1967<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"lee_simmons.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":92,"mkr_name":"Lone Star Masonic|Lodge # 403, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Lone Star Masonic Lodge # 403, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.75480255345652","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.54166650201468","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Organized a year after Denison was founded, Lone Star Masonic Lodge was chartered June 6, 1874. Meetings were held in several locations before the construction of this lodge hall. The northern half of the building was erected in 1900 and the southern portion in 1915. A bracketed eave dominates the top of the brick structure. The lodge hall was dedicated on the night of Dec. 31, 1915, with ceremonies extending into New Year's Day 1916.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1985<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"lone_star_masonic_lodge_no_403_a_f_a_m.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":93,"mkr_name":"Louis Wilmouth","mkr_name_sort":"Louis Wilmouth","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.68058658142676","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.81718300383231","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
A San Jacinto veteran, born in
Kentucky, 1806. Died November 11,
1893.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His wife<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ellen Vittitoe
Wilmouth<\/p>\r\n\r\n
died January 26, 1896.<\/p>\r\n
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Erected by the State of Texas 1936.<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"louis_wilmouth.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":66,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":240,"cem_name":"Christian Chapel Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitesboro"},{"mkr_id":94,"mkr_name":"Lyon House","mkr_name_sort":"Lyon House","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.64269409884544","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.6124777689107","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Built before 1897, this Victorian house was designed by German-born John Tollouch and occupied by hardware merchant George E. Hardwicke (1855-1923) until 1899. The property was purchased in 1902 by Dupont Lyon (1876-1946), then an officer in the U. S. Army. He became a dairy farmer and lumberman after settling here, and served as mayor of Sherman (1913-15). Lyon joined the army again in World War I and attained the rank of Major before retiring in 1932. In the 1930s, Lyon made minor repairs and additions to the house. It was purchased and restored in 1974 by Robert J. Tate.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1975)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"lyon_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":95,"mkr_name":"Mame Roberts","mkr_name_sort":"Mame Roberts","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.50653744634167","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61256073267494","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(Aug. 19, 1883-Dec. 24, 1976) <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The daughter of James M. and Martha Sue (Baxter) Roberts, Mame Roberts lived her entire life in or near the community of Howe. Largely self-taught, she worked as a substitute teacher in the lower grades at the Howe Public Schools in the early 1900s before turning to her life's work-promoting civic improvements and beautification.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As the writer of a weekly column in the Howe Messenger, Mame Roberts promoted her hometown and encouraged its beautification. Her campaign to make Howe the \"prettiest little town in Texas\" motivated other small Texas towns to take similar action. A series of articles in the Dallas Morning News provided step-by-step instructions for carrying out beautification efforts, and she was in great demand as a speaker at garden club gatherings throughout this part of the state. Mame's work attracted the attention of Life magazine and Reader's Digest, and she was named \"Woman of the Day\" on May 14, 1949, on Eleanor and Anna Roosevelt's national radio program.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Her leadership positions included: president of the Grayson County Federation of Women's Clubs; president of the Texoma Redbud Association, which urged the planting of redbuds along highways in Texas and Oklahoma; and founder and president of the Howe Sesame Club. Her work, which spanned the decades before and after World War II, is a significant part of the civic history of Howe and of all the towns that put her lessons into action.<\/p>\r\n
(2002)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mame_roberts.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":99,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Howe"},{"mkr_id":96,"mkr_name":"Mantua","mkr_name_sort":"Mantua","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.38610153584902","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.58015446151528","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
On February 23, 1854, William C. McKinney, James W. Throckmorton, John A. Throckmorton, and Joseph Wilcox set aside twenty-five acres for the town of Mantua, which was conceived as a site for Mantua Seminary. Proceeds from the sale of town lots provided funds for the school. The town plat consisted of forty-eight city blocks surrounding a town square. To help ensure a proper environment for the school, deeds for town lots prohibited gambling, horse racing, prostitution and the sale of alcohol.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mantua Lodge No. 209 A.F. & A.M. organized in 1857, and the Masons first met on the second story of Walcott's Store. A post office was established in Mantua in 1858, and E.B. Rollins was appointed as the first postmaster. On October 21 1858, McKinney, James W. Throckmorton, and Wilcox met with Mantua citizens to establish rules for the co-educational Mantua Seminary, and a building was constructed just outside of town for the use of the Seminary and the Masonic Lodge. Classes were first held in 1860 and by 1868, eighty pupils were enrolled. Liberty Christian Church was established in 1846 and a Methodist congregation was formed the next year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 1872 the Houston and Texas Central Railroad laid tracks approximately 1.5 miles east of Mantua, and the new town of Van Alstyne was formed along the tracks. Almosted immediately, the residents and businesses of Mantua relocated to the new town. Mantua's post office was closed in 1873. The Mantua Seminary last held classes during the early 1880s and the churches relocated to neighboring towns. Today, only Mantua Cemetery and Mantua Road remain as symbols of the vanished community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
175 Years of Texas Independence - 1836-2011<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marker is Property of the State of Texas<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mantua.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":97,"mkr_name":"Mantua Masonic Lodge #209 A.F. & A.M.","mkr_name_sort":"Mantua Masonic Lodge #209 A.F. & A.M.","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.42277340529781","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.57751219034903","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
The organizational meeting for this Masonic lodge was held on Feb. 7, 1857, on the second story of H.N. Walcott's store building in the village of Mantua (2 mi. SW). With District Deputy Grand Master J.J. Harrison officiating, the first meeting was attended by J.M. Enloe, W.A. Portman, J.L. Leslie, W.M. Akens, A.J. McDonough, A.C. White, H.N. Walcott, J.L. Lovejoy, G.W. Strother, and J.S. Stewart. Other charter members of the lodge included Younger Scott McKinney, who had laid out the townsite several years earlier, and James W. Throckmorton, who later served as governor of Texas. A two-story lodge building was completed in 1859. The Masons met on the upper floor, while the first story housed a private school, the Mantua Seminary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After Van Alstyne was established on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad in 1872, most of the businesses and other establishments in Mantua, including the Masonic lodge, moved to the new town. The lodge members held meetings in various locations until 1898, when they purchased the Carter Building on the town square. In 1976 the lodge moved to its current location.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mantua Masonic Lodge No. 209 has provided valuable service to schools, churches, and needy persons, and remains an important part of the history of this area.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1983)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mantua_masonic_lodge_no_209_a_f_a_m.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":226,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Van Alstyne"},{"mkr_id":98,"mkr_name":"Martindale-Lackey-Hudgins|House","mkr_name_sort":"Martindale-Lackey-Hudgins House","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.51268741354637","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.39720340649194","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Tinsmith and later volunteer fireman Ott Lackey and his wife, Vesta, lived in this house in the early 20th century. It is believed that Lackey\u2019s stepfather, David Martindale, built the house around 1905. In 1946, Anther and Ileta Hudgins purchased the home. Anther Hudgins was employed by the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, whose presence in the area led to Whitewright\u2019s 1878 establishment. The L-plan cross-gabled cottage features wood siding, turned columns, and pressed metal skirting. Today, the residence remains a historic home with ties to the early days of the Whitewright community.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark \u2013 2010<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marker is Property of the State of Texas<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"martindale-lackey-hudgins_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":241,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitewright"},{"mkr_id":99,"mkr_name":"Mary Florence Cowell","mkr_name_sort":"Mary Florence Cowell","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.65451336924393","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.90220446150391","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(November 10, 1860 - July 13, 1940)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mary Florence (Tinsman) Cowell and her husband S. B. Cowell came to Texas from Missouri in 1900. Mrs. Cowell was a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a philanthropic educational organization founded in 1869 at Wesleyan College in Iowa and dedicated to educational opportunities for women. Her friend Dora Hallock, P.E.O. supreme chapter organizer, visited Whitesboro in 1902. Together they organized Chapter A, the first P. E. O. chapter in Texas, in the Cowell home on this site. Mary Florence Cowell was elected president of Chapter A and was instrumental in the organization of the Texas State Chapter of the P.E.O. in Whitesboro in 1928. Elected the first Texas state president of the organization, she eventually became known as \"the mother of P. E. O. in Texas.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(2000)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mary_florence_cowell.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":240,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Whitesboro"},{"mkr_id":100,"mkr_name":"1924 Masonic Temple","mkr_name_sort":"Masonic Temple 1924","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63618843129075","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60784247852013","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Travis Lodge No. 117, A. F. & A. M., was chartered in 1852. This site was acquired in 1916, although this classical revival temple was not built until 1924. Designed by local architects John Tulloch and the firm of Clyce & Rolfe, the building features giant order columns and portico, fifteen over fifteen windows, and a segmental arch entry pediment. It remained the headquarters for the Masonic Lodge until 1985.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"masonic_temple_1924.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":101,"mkr_name":"Mattie Davis Lucas","mkr_name_sort":"Mattie Davis Lucas","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63268254498538","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.62012880184916","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(January 12, 1869 - October 27, 1936)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Martha Ora \"Mattie\" Davis was born in Mississippi and moved to Texas as an infant. She earned a teaching certificate in 1884 and in 1889 married William H. Lucas. Active in civic organizations and women's clubs, Mattie spearheaded many civic improvements in Grayson County, including the establishment of a Carnegie library, home front war work, and the collection and preservation of local history. Her efforts to commemorate the Texas centennial resulted in the placement of several historical markers. She co-authored the first history of Grayson County, published just days after her death in 1936.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 2001<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mattie_davis_lucas.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":102,"mkr_name":"Mayes House","mkr_name_sort":"Mayes House","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.75019433371034","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.55893207787959","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Architect Donald Mayes (1914-1966) designed and lived in this house with his wife, Rose Marie (Riddle) (1918-2008), whom he married in 1940. In addition to this home, he designed several others in the Edgewood addition, as well as banks, schools, First Presbyterian Church, Grayson County Sub-Courthouse and dozens of other residences in Denison. Mayes also played a prominent role in changes to the local built environment when he chaired Denison's planning and zoning commission. The one-story, gable-in-hip Mayes House lacks ornamentation due to rich features including Colorado red ledgestone and hand-split cedar shakes. The home\u2019s horizontality is emphasized by bands of windows with horizontal muntins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2010<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Marker is Property of the State of Texas<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mayes_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":103,"mkr_name":"Merchant and Planters|National Bank","mkr_name_sort":"Merchant and Planters National Bank","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.63805361907767","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60974545065162","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
One of the oldest banks in North Texas. Replaced Sherman's \"Pecan Tree Bank\"; for 22 years traders hung saddlebags filled with gold on tree's branches. Bank was founded in 1872 with $150,000 capital when city was 26 years old.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Promoted growth of Sherman and was hub of North Texas area and Indian Territory, serving ranchers, farmers, traders.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Became national bank in 1884.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
First president was C. C. Binkley; first directors, J. P. Dumas, Silas Hare, Sr., J. M. Lindsay, J. H. Slater, G. V. Winkle, C. A. Andrews.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1966)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"merchants_and_planters_national_bank.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":104,"mkr_name":"Metz House","mkr_name_sort":"Metz House","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.6324109328941","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.60941600083083","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Edward Metz (1854-1913) came to Texas from Michigan as a young man to join his brother, Charles, in a leather goods business. In the 1870s, they built a profitable trade, buying buffalo hides and other furs from Indian tribes in Oklahoma to sell to eastern markets. Metz is credited with helping keep peace between the Indians and settlers in Grayson County. In 1883 he built this house, with Victorian fish scale siding, as a present for his bride, Lillian (Craycroft). Occupied from 1909 to 1939 by prominent local physician Dr. J. D. Meadow, it was restored in 1975-76 by Byron Rice (b. 1957).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"metz_house.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":105,"mkr_name":"Miller's Spring","mkr_name_sort":"Miller's Spring","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.7622722718306","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.5552151903346","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
On homesite bought Oct. 15, 1866, by J. K. Miller (1826-1908), this spring supplied his household, neighbors, travelers on nearby ferry road. Civic -minded Miller gave alternate business area lots to the city of Denison; also sites for each early church, first public school, Forest Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1972)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"millers_spring.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":106,"mkr_name":"Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad","mkr_name_sort":"Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad","mkr_type":"Mkr","mkr_lat":"33.75569180477831","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.53559898438297","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
In 1865 the Union Pacific Railway southern branch was incorporated to build a railroad from the St. Louis-Kansas City area to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1870, with construction completed to the border of Indian Territory, the line was renamed the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad. This title was often shortened to M-K-T, which led to the familiar nickname by with the line is best known -- \"The Katy.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Following the route of an old cattle trail, the Katy became the first railroad to cross Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma, and enter Texas from the north. On Christmas Day 1872, over 100 passengers rode the first Katy train into Denison, a new townsite named for M-K-T Vice President George Denison. The construction and acquisition of branch lines soon extended the Katy east to Greenville, west to Rotan and Wichita Falls, and south to Galveston and San Antonio. By 1904, the system had over 1,000 miles of track in Texas. The railroad transported cattle, cotton, and other crops to market. It also carried passengers on such trains as the \"Texas Special\" and the \"Katy Flyer\" before passenger service ended in 1965.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Today (1975) Denison is a division headquarters on the M-K-T and the home of about 600 railroad employees.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
(1975)<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"missouri-kansas-texas_railroad.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":57,"cem_name":"","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Denison"},{"mkr_id":107,"mkr_name":"Mita Holsapple Hall","mkr_name_sort":"Mita Holsapple Hall","mkr_type":"Med","mkr_lat":"33.63187481972841","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.61896949516665","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
(1885-1965)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Born near Fair Dealing, Kentucky, Mita Holsapple moved with her family to Sherman as a child and graduated from Mary Nash College. Wed to Hugh E. Hall in 1919, she organized the first Camp Fire Girls group in Sherman two years later. For the next 44 years, her commitment to the Camp Fire movement endeared her to the young women of Sherman and led to local, district and national leadership positions and honors in the organization. In addition to numerous other civic and cultural activities, she co-authored a history of Grayson County for the Texas Centennial in 1936.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Recorded - 2002<\/p>","mkr_info":"","mkr_img":"mita_halsapple_hall.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":999,"mkr_chu_fk":null,"mkr_sch_fk":null,"mkr_twn_fk":192,"cem_name":"West Hill Cemetery","chu_name":"","sch_name":"","twn_name":"Sherman"},{"mkr_id":108,"mkr_name":"MK&T Depot Building","mkr_name_sort":"MK&T Depot Building","mkr_type":"Mon","mkr_lat":"33.75545303401918","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.53445000382906","mkr_dir":"","txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"
Also called Union Depot it was the transportation center of the city and was used by other railroads. These included the Frisco and the Houston and Texas Central later to become part of the Southern Pacific Railroad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Katy Depot and a small part of the once huge Ray Yards are all that remain of a major point on the Katy System. The former site of the original Denison Union Depot is not far away, it was used till the opening of the Katy Depot around 1914.<\/p>\r\n\r\n