Dallas County, Texas
Hutchins has 4 official Texas Historical Commission markers in Dallas County. The marker list includes records dating to 1986. Common marker themes include courthouse and civic history, churches, cemeteries, and community institutions, railroad, trail, and transportation history. Use this page to preview the markers, then open RoadHistorical on your drive to see nearby stops on the map, listen to narration, and save the places you want to visit.
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Illinois native Alanson Dawdy (1826 - 1901) came to Dallas County in 1847. In 1854, he was granted a license to operate a ferry at this site on the Trinity River, the southernmost crossing at the time. An important…
View on map ↗Hutchins began as a trading post for settlers along the western bank of the Trinity River. This site was used as a cemetery for many years before it was platted in 1895. The earliest marked burial in the graveyard is…
View on map ↗The town of Hutchins was formed in 1872 with the completion of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. The Rev. John M. Davis and 8 charter members founded this church in December 1887. They met in a farmhouse owned by R.…
View on map ↗The town of Hutchins began around 1860. Baptist families worshiped with other denominations and privately until establishing Hutchins Baptist Church in September 1904. Dr. George Wharton became the first pastor.…
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