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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1SBW_texas-electric-railway-station_Plano-TX.html
Built in 1908 by the Texas Traction Company (Texas Electric Railway after a merger in 1917), this station served passengers and freight customers of the company's North Texas routes. The wood frame passenger depot and the attached brick freight/el…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2W_frankford_Dallas-TX.html
The site of the former town of Frankford consists of the three-acre wagon yard, five-acre Frankford Church area and three-acre cemetery. The town of Frankford grew around Indian Springs after W.C. McKamy and his family moved to Texas in 1852. They…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DTV_mantua_Anna-TX.html
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 pr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DTS_coffman-cemetery_Anna-TX.html
This cemetery, which dates to the mid-19th century, is on land donated by early settler John Coffman (1804-1880). His son, George W. Coffman (1840-1913), owned and operated a homestead one mile west of this site. The oldest marked grave dates to 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT4X_allen-cemetery_Allen-TX.html
Located on land purchased from Mr. and Mrs. John W. Whisenant, this cemetery was formally established on April 5, 1884, by the International Order of Odd Fellows, local lodge No. 249. Encompassing almost three acres of land, the cemetery has serve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT4W_stone-dam-at-allen-station_Allen-TX.html
In 1874, the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company was expanding north from Houston to Denison, Texas. Water stops were necessary along the route at 7 - 10 mile intervals to keep the steam locomotives going. At this location Irish immigrants c…