Grayson College · 1965
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Historical Markers in Whitewright, Texas
Whitewright is home to 14 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
Kentucky Town · 1965
When first settled in 1830s was known as Annaliza. Renamed by Kentucky emigrants in 1858. Unique layout gave town protection against Indian attacks. On freight and stage routes. "Sacred Harp," a robust frontier gospel…
View on map ↗Kentuckytown Baptist Church · 1966
Founded 1853 by Kentuckians coming here by wagon train. Present building erected 1904. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966
View on map ↗Home of T. H. Sears · 1967
Colonial style home built by T. H. Sears, son of Christopher C. Sears, pioneer. Situated on part of original land grant. Show place since 1909. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
View on map ↗Old Kirkpatrick Home · 1967
Victorian architecture. Built 1899 by family of Rev. W. A. Kirkpatrick. Still has original cypress roof, bois d'Arc foundation, some of first furnishings. Center, social life old Grayson College, and Presbyterian…
View on map ↗Bethel Baptist Church · 1984
This congregation grew from an early prayer group, established in the Bethel community in 1875. A small group met in the schoolhouse, which also served as a community center, for weekly prayer and Bible study. On April…
View on map ↗Vittitoe Cemetery · 1985
This graveyard was begun as a family burial plot by Samuel and Ellen Vittitoe, who settled on land surrounding this site in 1852. Their son, Frank, probably was the first to be buried here sometime before the outbreak…
View on map ↗Whitewright · 1992
Early settlers in this part of Grayson County established communities at Orangeville (4 mi. E), Pilot Grove ( 4 mi. S), and Kentucky Town (3 mi. W). In 1878, after the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas (MKT) railroad built a…
View on map ↗First Methodist Church of Whitewright · 1994
This congregation traces its history to Sears Chapel (one mile southeast), a Union Church established in the late 1850s at the home of early settlers Christopher and Mary Sears. In 1876 the Sears family deeded the land…
View on map ↗First Presbyterian Church and Manse · 1994
On October 30, 1853, a Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized in the home of Christopher Sears in nearby Lick Skillet (Pilot Grove). J.A. Zinn served as moderator, and T.E. Montgomery, J.D. Barbee, and J.T. Clark…
View on map ↗Samuel E. and Mary C. Marshall House · 2001
Civil War veteran Sam Marshall (1838-1911), his wife, Mary (1840-1924), and their family came from Kentucky to Grayson County in the late 1860s and moved to the new railroad town of Whitewright by 1880. After achieving…
View on map ↗Whitewright Masonic Lodge No. 167 · 2002
Whitewright Masonic Lodge No. 167 In 1855, men in Kentucky Town organized a Masonic lodge, receiving their charter the following year as the Kentucky Town Masonic Lodge No. 167. More than 20 years later, in 1878, the…
View on map ↗Everheart-Canaan Cemetery · 2004
Emanuel and Rachel Montgomery Everheart arrived here in 1848 with their son, William, and members of her family. By 1850, the Everhearts owned 3,346 acres, including this land. Family history holds that the oldest…
View on map ↗Martindale-Lackey-Hudgins House · 2010
Tinsmith and later volunteer fireman Ott Lackey and his wife, Vesta, lived in this house in the early 20th century. It is believed that Lackey's stepfather, David Martindale, built the house around 1905. In 1946, Andrew…
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