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Carrollton, Deacon Jesse Gough of Rowlett, and Elder Eli Witt. (The church is now
located in the Gleneagle area on FM 544 west of Preston Road.)
Henry Cook's cabin, because of its isolation on the high prairie, was known as
"lonesome house" by passers-by on Preston Road. It was a landmark for cattle drivers as
they moved cattle north along the trail. The house was described as being "located on a
crest which overlooked one of the most extensive views along the north-south trail. Its
silhouette by day and its dim lights after nightfall beckoned many to stop to visit, to
camp, to spend the night and to enjoy its hospitality."
Preston Road integral to area's early history 1-21-90
We traveled over an ancient route one day last week. The hooves of migrating buffalo
could have first stamped out the way and leveled out fords across the creeks. Indians,
long before the intrusion of white men, used the route and left stone mounds as guide
posts. It was a military road for the Republic of Texas, an immigration trail for early
settlers and a major route for cattle drives. The trail's story is so familiar, so often
repeated, that we have neglected to tell the full history of the route; although we mention
the road frequently as an important factor in our region's history. Many Allen residents
travel the way daily -a road known for 150 years as Preston Road.
The trail was a natural travel route, for it ran along the divide between the
watersheds of the East Fork and the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Through most of
Collin County and up to the Red River divide, the trail ran along a geological feature55
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