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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Whitesboro]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Whitesboro in Whitesboro, Texas. Text: Settlers moved to this site after Ambrose B. White (1811-83) camped here on his way west from Illinois in 1848. His inn here was on the Butterfield Stage route after 1858. The post office, opened in 1860, was named for White, who surveyed (1869) the townsite with Dr. W.H. Trolinger (1827-95), donor of land for a park. When Whitesboro incorporated in 1873, White was elected its first mayor. The Denis… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Lee Simmons]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Lee Simmons (1873 - 1957) in Sherman, Texas. Text: Ran for sheriff and request of citizens of Denison, elected in 1912 and served two years. Was appointed by Governor Pat Neff to special commission in 1920s 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. Organized prison rodeo, died before completing autobiography "A… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[State Historical Survey Committee Marker: St. Luke's Church]

Description: Photograph of the State Historical Survey Committee marker for St. Luke's Church in Denison, Texas. Text: Denison's oldest house of worship and oldest episcopal sanctuary in Grayson County. Site given by Denison town company and visitation by the Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, first bishop of Texas, in May 1873. Cornerstone was laid in 1875 by the Rt. Rev. A.C. Garrett bishop of Missionary District of Northern Texas. Church was consecrated by him in 1876. The original building forms nave of the pres… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Van Alstyne]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Van Alstyne in Van Alstyne, Texas. Text: The town of Mantua was established about 3 miles southwest of here in 1854. Mantua prospered but was unexpectedly bypassed in 1873 when the Houston and Texas Central Railway (H&TC) extended its track through this area instead. That year a depot was built and a post office established in the new town named for Maria Van Alstyne, the widow of W.A. Van Alstyne who had been a principal stockholder of … more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Historic Marker Application: M. B. Norman House]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the M. B. Norman House, in Norman's Crossing, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: July 29, 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 30.146178 -96.464873
Partner: Texas Historical Commission

[Historic Marker Application: 1873 Infantry Barracks]

Description: Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the 1873 Infantry Barracks, in Brackettville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, architectural drawings, maps, and photographs.
Date: 2010
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Location: 29.304487 -100.420934
Partner: Texas Historical Commission
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