Near Whitney in Hill County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Towash

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 8, 2023

1. Towash Marker

Inscription. Named for Hainai Indian chief. One of first Hill County settlements. Grist mill and carding machine built, 1850, by S. C. Dyer established Towash as a trade center. By 1879 had 15 business enterprises.

Declined after railroad bypass. Ruins inundated by Lake Whitney.

Erected 1967 by Texas State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 5512.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 31° 55.319′ N, 97° 22.344′ W. Marker is near Whitney, Texas, in Hill County. It is on State Park Road 47, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located within Lake Whitney State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Whitney TX 76692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bass Fishing in Texas (approx. ¼ mile away); Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 3 miles away); Whitney (approx. 3.6 miles away); Whitney Memorial Park (approx. 3.6 miles away); Whitney Messenger (approx. 3.6 miles away); King Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Boesch House (approx. 3.7 miles away); Carver Homestead (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitney.

Also see . . . Towash, TX - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on June 13, 2023, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 8, 2023

2. Towash Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 31, 2025

3. Towash Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 31, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.