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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM164N_fort-graham-cemetery_Whitney-TX.html
Settlement in this area began shortly after Fort Graham, a frontier military post established here in 1849, was abandoned in 1853. The first recorded burial in this cemetery, named after the fort, was that of infant Charley Botkin in 1879. The cem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15T6_king-memorial-united-methodist-church_Whitney-TX.html
The organizational meeting for this church was held in 1875 in the Pecan Grove community just west of Whitney. The Reverend I. M. Reeve, a circuit rider, led the congregation in its formation. In 1880, one year after the town of Whitney was founde…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14WF_huron_Whitney-TX.html
The U.S. Army established Fort Graham in this area in 1849. Although the fort closed in 1853, the presence of the troops stationed there had prompted the development of settlements throughout this part of Hill County. By 1860, James Monroe and Mar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14M8_whitney-messenger_Whitney-TX.html
This newspaper began publication in 1883, four years after the railroad town of Whitney was founded. Established by H. P. and J. O. Jones, the "Messenger" was purchased by J. T. and Dan S. Mayes in 1890. Dan Mayes, who gained full ownership of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14JS_whitney_Whitney-TX.html
Whitney, the first railroad town in Hill County, was established in 1879 on the route of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad and was named for railroad investor Charles A. Whitney. Lots in the new town were sold at a "Grand Picnic" on November …