Sherman in Grayson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Stone from Old Ox Mill

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, August 11, 2024

1. Stone from Old Ox Mill Marker

Inscription.

[Millstone marker text is damaged]

Here passed
Marcy's California Trail 1849
Butterfield Trail 1858

Rededicated [November 22,] 2013
Moved and restored by
Love Monument Company
in cooperation with
Judge Drew Bynum
and
Grayson County Facilities Department

Erected 1936 by Martha Jefferson Randolph Chapter D.A.R. and Grayson County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Butterfield Overland Mail, and the Daughters of the American Revolution series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 33° 38.145′ N, 96° 36.558′ W. Marker is in Sherman, Texas, in Grayson County. It is on Lamar Street (State Highway 56) near Travis Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the southeast grounds of the county courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 West Houston Street, Sherman TX 75090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Japanese Model 92 (here, next to this marker); Courthouses of Grayson County (a few

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steps from this marker); Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County (a few steps from this marker); President Roosevelt's Visit to Grayson County (within shouting distance of this marker); Home County of Conservationist Allison Mayfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Grayson County (within shouting distance of this marker); Ninth Texas Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleventh Texas Cavalry (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sherman.

Also see . . . A History of Grayson County, Texas (Lucas and Hall). Bing Images document mentions an tread wheel ox mill operated by Thomas C. Roberts (Submitted on April 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Stone from Old Ox Mill Marker Text image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2014

2. Stone from Old Ox Mill Marker Text

Stone from Old Ox Mill Monument (front) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2014

3. Stone from Old Ox Mill Monument (front)

Stone from Old Ox Mill Monument (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2014

4. Stone from Old Ox Mill Monument (back)

Stone from Old Ox Mill Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 9, 2014

5. Stone from Old Ox Mill Monument

Stone from Old Ox Mill Marker while under restoration image. Click for full size.

July 10, 2013

6. Stone from Old Ox Mill Marker while under restoration

Photo courtesy of the Grayson County, Texas Historical Society

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 875 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 3, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on September 1, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.