In 1908 Allen was noted in the newspaper as one of the leading corn markets in the county. There were several corn shellers, seed elevators and grain dealers in the area along the railroad tracks.
Farmers in Allen grew barley, corn, cotton, . . . — — Map (db m310160) HM
Fertile land and plentiful water drew settlers to this area from as early as the 1840s. This part of Collin County was well populated by 1876 when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad built a water supply stop on Cottonwood Creek near this site. . . . — — Map (db m220381) HM
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 served . . . — — Map (db m43407) HM
Allen Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was built in 1918 at the northwest corner of Main Street and Allen Drive and is a superb example of prairie style architecture. Beautiful stained glass windows are exquisite features of this church. The . . . — — Map (db m310262) HM
This wooden Prairie-style church was built in 1918 to replace the churches original tabernacle and brush arbor. It originally sat at the intersection of Main and Allen Drive. At one time—the largest church in Allen, it features original stained . . . — — Map (db m310263) HM
Allen is said to have the distinction of being one of the first black schools in the county, the first teachers being farmers and ministers. The colored school was in the African Methodist Episcopal Church building at the northeast corner of Cedar . . . — — Map (db m310024) HM
Allen was platted by surveyor Theodore Kosse in 1876 for the Houston & Texas Central Railway, formerly known as the Galveston-Red River Railway. It was named for former Texas Attorney General and railroad promoter Ebenezer Allen. Nearby Cottonwood . . . — — Map (db m310145) HM
Allen’s original depot burned in the late 1940’s. The only structure remaining from the original depot site is the old cistern located on the south side of the building. Structural notes in the records of the Houston & Texas Central RR for the . . . — — Map (db m310147) HM
On March 11, 1848, Ebenezer Allen, former Republic of Texas Attorney General, obtained a charter for the Galveston and Red River Railway. Track construction began in early 1856, and the company was renamed Houston & Texas Central (H&TC) Railway . . . — — Map (db m220383) HM
Barn & Shed
These 2 structures were donated along with the farmhouse, and were on the property with it. They are from a later period — records indicate around 1930. The barn has a large open loft, with a door for large access. The lower area . . . — — Map (db m310271) HM
This craftsman-style bungalow was built with a bathroom, but access to it was from the rear porch—not from inside the house! The front features 2 entry doors. The right door leads into the living room and dining area, and opens to the kitchen. From . . . — — Map (db m310166) HM
A chicken coop is a house for chickens that keeps them safe from the elements and from predators. During the winter it protects them from the cold and during the summer it provides lots of shade and water. It usually faces south to receive sunlight . . . — — Map (db m310170) HM
Pioneer settler C.A. McMillen established the Corinth Society Church of August 2, 1846. Thought to be the oldest continuing church congregation in Collin County, its charter members included the Murphy, Wilkins, and Maxwell families. The church . . . — — Map (db m164621) HM
Corn was handpicked in the field until the 1940’s in Allen. Over the years there were several corn shellers operating along the RR tracks and spur; Leach and Bush, J.D. Goodson, Erwin H. Berry, and Sam Butler were others who had shellers. In 1935 . . . — — Map (db m310154) HM
This front end loader tool with bolted handles pulled by a mule served various purposes. Men used hand shovels to loosen dirt, sometimes scattered with rock, and scooped the soil into the scraper. The large ‘bucket-type scoop’ carried the dirt to . . . — — Map (db m310157) HM
The early settlers in Texas North lived in an agricultural society with most people living on farms. People depended greatly on animals for their survival and livelihood. Animals provided the raw power to drive machines as well as providing them . . . — — Map (db m310163) HM
Methodists were among the earliest settlers in Collin County. A group of thirteen pioneers met at Joseph Russell’s log cabin close to present-day Allen on November 15, 1847 and organized a church. Russell’s home was located south of Rowlett Creek . . . — — Map (db m220384) HM
The Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church is one of the oldest churches in Allen. The building is at the northwest corner of Cedar Drive and St. Mary Drive. The Allen Colored School met in the building in the early years and in the 1930’s the . . . — — Map (db m310022) HM
In the 1800’s the kitchen garden was a very important part of a household’s subsistence base. The family relied upon a garden for food, medicinal purposes, dyes, house fragrances, and “everlasting” dried flowers. The kitchen garden contained a . . . — — Map (db m310169) HM
This ca. 1890-1910 Queen Anne style vernacular 1 1/2 story farmhouse was originally located on old Rowlett Road west of Allen. It was moved to the Heritage Village in 2003. Features include original wood clapboard siding believed to have been . . . — — Map (db m310264) HM
The Number 20 steam locomotive was originally built in 1910 by the American Locomotive Company for the Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad. It was used to haul iron ore from Marquette, Michigan to the docks alongside Lake Superior. It was . . . — — Map (db m310138) HM
Lovejoy School was created in 1917 by the consolidation of Forest Grove and Lick Springs schools. It was named for Mrs. J.L. Lovejoy (d. 1939), a local clubwoman who promoted many educational causes for the area. Grades 1 through 9 were taught here . . . — — Map (db m246076) HM
This ca. 1905 bungalow features 5 rooms, all connecting to one another, there are no hallways. The front entry has 2 doorways—the main door enters the living room, which connects to the dining room with a side porch. The other front door enters a . . . — — Map (db m310234) HM
This implement prepares soil for planting. It is pulled by horses and its concave ‘double-disc’ plowshares are set at wide angles to the direction of progress. The two discs work quicker than one. The discs cut and hold the soil-lifting it up to . . . — — Map (db m310159) HM
In the early days of Allen no one had indoor toilets but most had an outhouse, a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a hole in the ground. Sometimes called the “necessary,” the purpose was to contain human waste in a . . . — — Map (db m310172) HM
Screech Owls are the most common owls in Texas. These small, nocturnal birds are well adapted to suburban parks. Screech Owls are 6.3”-9.8” long with an 18.9”-24” wingspan at maturity, yet can eat over 1,000 mice a year. The owls are a great . . . — — Map (db m310153) HM
This implement was used for planting corn at a time when farmers relied upon, ‘check row planting.’ The field was grid-marked horizontally and vertically with wire; the crossings were called ‘checks.’ The planter was pulled by one or two horses or . . . — — Map (db m310156) HM
“The little white church at the end of the lane…” That’s how St. Mary was described when it was given to the Heritage Guild in 1999 by Reverend George Anderson and his wife Hazel. At the time the building was in need of restoration.
The Heritage . . . — — Map (db m310149) HM
Organized in 1887 to serve the African-American citizens in this area of Collin County, St. Mary’s Baptist Church was originally located approximately 5 miles northwest from this location near the intersection of Custer Road and State Highway 121. . . . — — Map (db m310151) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m43406) HM
After the Civil War it was common for larger landowners to have tenant farmers work part of their land on a share system. A house and farm land was provided to the tenant in exchange for work done in the production of crops. This small house is . . . — — Map (db m310272) HM
The Community of Allen, founded in the 1870s, experienced a surge of growth after the arrival of the Texas Traction Company in 1908. The town was a stop on the interurban line between Dallas and Sherman, serviced daily by hourly passenger cars from . . . — — Map (db m305953) HM
It has been said that the farmer’s barn was the most important structure on the farmstead, even more important than his own house. Barns served to store crops and protect animals, all essential to early settler’s survival.
The earliest barns . . . — — Map (db m310164) HM
Early 20th Century. This story and a half-style is described as “4-square” — meaning 4 large square rooms on the main floor. Each room opened to another. This house features a single large room upstairs with plenty of attic space under the eaves. . . . — — Map (db m310266) HM
The open-air pavilion’s place in American history is closely tied to rural and small-town religious life in the 1800’s. Gatherings were held outside wherever people wanted to experience communal worship. This pavilion was modelled after the brush . . . — — Map (db m310265) HM
This is the oldest known structure still standing in Allen today. An archaeological dig on the original property site concluded the building dates from about 1869. The “I-house” indicates the original building was an “I” shape—it consisted of the 2 . . . — — Map (db m310233) HM
This structure was constructed in 1936 by a WPA crew on the Charles Watson farm in Fairview, Texas, later inherited by Ada and Chuck Williams. It sat in its original location until July 2015, when it was donated to the Allen Heritage Guild. It . . . — — Map (db m310152) HM
This cemetery has served the Altoga area since 1881, including what was once the Johnson community to the south and the Ardath community to the west. The earliest recorded burials are those of three-year-old Ida Leomy Parker in July 1881 and . . . — — Map (db m264292) HM
Lewis and Paulina Sherley moved to North Texas from Kentucky about 1853. When the town of Anna was established in 1872, their grandsons, brothers Andrew and Fred Sherley, opened a hardware store. In 1894 they built this structure to house the . . . — — Map (db m194691) HM
The Houston & Texas Central Railway, formally known as the Galveston-Red River Railway, came thru the area we now call Anna in 1873. At that time, the railway established a "flag stop" where a flag could be raised to indicate when freight or . . . — — Map (db m285466) HM
When the Houston & Texas Central Railroad came through in 1872, there was no town here. The railroad was the spark that ignited the town of Anna, and the population had grown to 20 people by 1883.
The depot was 70 feet in length when it was . . . — — Map (db m194687) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m72897) HM
Liberty Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), one of the earliest Christian churches in Texas, was founded in northern Collin County by pioneer settlers Collin McKinney and J.B. Wilmeth in 1846. In 1854 a Christian seminary was established by . . . — — Map (db m194694) HM
In the 1850s, North Texas attracted settlers from border states like Kentucky with the promise of inexpensive land for farming and stock raising. One such man was Dr. William Dixon Lair (1814-1887), a pioneer physician, former Kentucky state . . . — — Map (db m309928) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m223613) HM
The earliest citizens of Anna were determined that their children should have the best educational opportunities possible. Founded in 1883 with a population of twenty, Anna was named for the daughter of a Houston & Texas Central Railroad official. . . . — — Map (db m194695) HM
Located in northeast Collin County and positioned between Desert and Pilot Grove Creeks, Blue Ridge was named for its hilltop location and the blue-flowering grass in the area. From a distance, the grass looked like a blue haze. Pioneers began to . . . — — Map (db m185635) HM
The town of Blue Ridge was established in 1876. Four years later, the Rev. W.L. Fagg donated land for a Methodist Protestant Church. He served as the church's first pastor and was succeeded by the Rev. Martin Gentry. A tabernacle erected behind the . . . — — Map (db m264294) HM
Situated near creeks and branches in a valley east of Blue Ridge, the Frognot community (also known as Frog Not, Frog Nod, Frogknot) has a number of theories as to the origins of its name. Most of these theories involve frogs that appear in the . . . — — Map (db m309838) HM
Born in Wilson County, Tennessee, George Washington Smith came to Texas in 1834 with his wife Elizabeth Briggs. He fought in the Texas War for Independence (1835-36) as a private in Capt. Clendennin’s Company 1st Regiment Artillery. In the Mexican . . . — — Map (db m163227) HM
In 1866 Moses and Mary Jane Hubbard and their daughter Alla moved from Missouri to Collin County, where Hubbard was a successful doctor, farmer, and one of the largest landholders in the area. Concerned with the inadequacy of the local school, the . . . — — Map (db m194794) HM
In 1910 local businessman J. Fred Smith devised a plan to build a downtown shopping area in Celina. Influenced by the "City Beautiful" movement popular at that time, he acquired land, laid off the "Square" and proceeded to build brick buildings . . . — — Map (db m194845) HM
The local Baptist community built a church in 1882 approximately three miles east of Celina, just north of the present Crossroads Cemetery. The property, encompassing 1 1/2 acres, had been jointly owned by brothers Abiel D. and Edmond Stelzer. The . . . — — Map (db m194796) HM
Early Celina settler Richard Tinsley Peterman built this structure in 1914, twelve years after the town moved from its original site (1 mi. S) to the railroad line. The building originally housed a grocery store on the ground floor and rental space . . . — — Map (db m194798) HM
The town of Celina, settled by natives of Celina, Tennessee, was founded near this site in 1870. The oldest grave here is that of a child who died in 1884. W.J. Bounds (1830-1886) donated the land as a community cemetery after the death of Elizabeth . . . — — Map (db m194849) HM
Elisha and Margaret Ann (Mannon) Chambers came to Texas from Indiana in 1847. Their infant son Lewis Cass Chambers died in 1853 and they donated the land on which he was interred for a cemetery and school. This site was once at the crossroads of a . . . — — Map (db m194598) HM
Established in 1905, Chambersville Methodist Church has served this community for more than 100 years. From Chambersville's founding in 1847 until the church's organization, residents attended non denominational services in various locations. J.M. . . . — — Map (db m194599) HM
In the 1870s and 1880s the pioneer settlement of Stony Point was a thriving agricultural community with a cotton gin, general store, gristmill, molasses mill and school. On Aug. 17, 1878, area residents formed the Stony Point Baptist Church. Five . . . — — Map (db m264291) HM
This burial ground has served the residents of Climax since the mid-1800s. The Climax community dates to 1851, when William Warden, a farmer from Missouri, settled here with his family. The rural community grew and by the 1890s, it had two . . . — — Map (db m201781) HM
Kentucky native John Miles Cope, who settled in Collin County in 1848 with his parents and brother, helped organize the Copeville community (originally known as Black Spot) in the 1850s on land in the Willis Roberts and Hezekiah Walters surveys. . . . — — Map (db m164610) HM
Collin County pioneer Abner Thompson came to this area about 1850 and settled on land that was originally part of the Silvester Williams Survey, deeding a portion of it to be used as a cemetery. The first burial, that of Thompson himself, took . . . — — Map (db m164613) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m93072) HM
The White Rock Masonic Lodge Hall served as a schoolhouse and church building for the early Frankford community. Among the worshipers were a group of Methodists who were organized as part of a circuit in 1885. In the 1890s, this frame church . . . — — Map (db m183199) HM
With Allied victory in World War II Europe secured, Farmersville celebrated the return of the area’s most famous citizen soldier. On his 18th birthday, Audie Murphy enlisted in the U.S. Army at the Greenville Post Office. In more than two years of . . . — — Map (db m162991) HM
Anna Melissa Hicks Bain (1834-1906), widow of John Alexander Bain, built this house in 1865 on 6.75 acres of land east of town square in Farmersville. She reared five daughters here: Mary Clorinda, Martha, Catherine, Christina and Margaret. An . . . — — Map (db m162856) HM
Bethlehem Baptist Church was established in 1854. Gifts provided land for a church and cemetery: in 1859, from Hugh and Edea Woody; in 1886, from Peyton D. and Sallie E. Huff; and, in 1904, from J.B. and Martha Watson. At that time, the Bethlehem . . . — — Map (db m164623) HM
Originated 1849 as a settlement on the Jefferson-McKinney road, and near Republic of Texas National road. Named by pioneers for their chief occupation. After 1854, the Yearys and their neighbors of Sugar Hill (2 mi. NE) began relocating here. Dr. . . . — — Map (db m162995) HM
Farmersville is one of the oldest towns in Collin County. It has historic ties to the antebellum (pre-Civil War) era of Texas and the pioneer settlement of Sugar Hill (1.5 mi. NE), founded by John Yeary. The center of settlement soon shifted to . . . — — Map (db m163056) HM
This Romanesque revival structure, built in 1888-89. Housed a second story fraternal hall above a first floor mercantile. One of the earliest surviving buildings in Farmersville, it features locally quarried limestone, narrow double-hung windows, . . . — — Map (db m162982) HM
Fifteen charter members, meeting under a brush arbor at this site on May 14, 1865, organized the First Baptist Church and chose the Rev. John C. Averitt (1818-1895) as the first pastor. Worship services were held in private homes and later in the . . . — — Map (db m162853) HM
This congregation traces its beginning to organized Methodist classes conducted in 1856 by the Rev. J. W. Chalk in a local schoolhouse west of the pioneer town of Farmersville. A community wide all-night revival held in Farmersville’s lone church . . . — — Map (db m162815) HM
Named for the occupation of many of its citizens, the town of Farmersville was founded in the mid 1850s. A private bank, the Exchange Bank was established in 1885, and housed in the rear of the Aston Brothers store. A national bank charter was . . . — — Map (db m170534) HM
These Farmersville heroes died to keep the torch of freedom burning
World War I
Joseph W. Aусоск •
Thadus O. Gilbert •
Justin Gill •
Estel Hendrex •
Jack L. Lewis •
John C. Long •
Carl Sprinkle . . . — — Map (db m264310) WM
Established in December 1854 in the Old Rock Quarry Community, the Glass-Chapman Cemetery is the final resting place of generations of the Glass and Chapman families. William Pinckney Chapman (1815-1887) and Elisha William Glass (1796-1868) were . . . — — Map (db m310013) HM
Educator Gussie Nell Davis was a role model to many young girls and women through her creation of the first girls’ drill team in America. Born to Robert Augustus Davis and Mattie Lavinia (Callaway) Davis on November 4, 1906, she and her family . . . — — Map (db m309848) HM
Prominent businessman John Milburn Honaker and his wife Malinda (Buckley) built a queen-Anne home at this site in 1893. They extensively remodeled the house in 1910 in a neoclassical style, adding a full second floor and a two-story porch with . . . — — Map (db m162978) HM
Allen Daniel and his family came to Texas from Tennessee in 1847. He and his wife Elizabeth were the parents of eight children. They settled in this area in 1850 and Daniel purchased 480 acres of land in May 1851. Less than one year later, on . . . — — Map (db m163050) HM
And all American men and women of all races and creeds - military and civilian - who have loyally and proudly served this nation in times of war and peace to their courageous sacrifices and their unselfish devotion to duty without regard to personal . . . — — Map (db m264307) WM
200 McKinney Street
Built in 1899
Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m309851) HM
This historic onion shed, restored in 2002, was one of several onion sheds in Farmersville, built by the railroads for the packing and shipping of the Collin County Sweets. In 1925 local farmers began planting onion crops, and by 1935 Farmersville . . . — — Map (db m309841) HM
This historic Onion Shed, restored in 2002, was one of several onion sheds in Farmersville, built by the railroads for the packing and shipping of the Collin County Sweets. In 1925 local farmers began planting onion crops, and by 1935 Farmersville . . . — — Map (db m309846) HM
Malissa (Dodson) Sides became the first person to be buried on this site in March 1891. Believed to have been half Native American, Mrs. Sides and her Cherokee half sister Ellen Murphy survived the U.S. government relocation of the tribe during . . . — — Map (db m201949) HM
The Prairie Grove Cemetery served residents of the Aleo community from the late 1800s until the middle of the 20th century. The burial ground has ties to the Prairie Grove Baptist Church, which set aside land to be used for burials. The oldest known . . . — — Map (db m264430) HM
Situated in the high lands between Pilot Grove and Indian Creeks, the Snow Hill community formed as a small cattle and farming community in 1850. Oral tradition states that surveyors used a snow-covered hill as a base for their map and the name Snow . . . — — Map (db m264304) HM
Located in the eastern part of Collin County near the Hunt County line, Sugar Hill, one of the area’s earliest communities, was established around 1849. The origins of the name center around Captain John Yeary’s store known as Yeary’s Place. Its . . . — — Map (db m309839) HM
Dedicated December 7, 2016
Eagle Scout Project of
Nicholas Morrow
Sculptor Sondra L. Jonson
Special thank you to
Families of WWII Veterans
for their generous donation
Additional Donations and Recognition to:
Caliber . . . — — Map (db m308597) WM
Honoring Veterans of World War I & II
Sponsored by Frisco Garden Club
1948
Honoring Veterans of Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm
By the Frisco Garden Club
1996
Honoring Veterans of Global War on Terrorism and Iraq War . . . — — Map (db m308600) WM
Not so long ago an estimated 40 to 60 million bison roamed this continent in vast herds. Fed by seas of grassland prairie, the herds migrated in undulating waves from North to South with the seasons. Their numbers were not much threatened as they . . . — — Map (db m214128) HM
The battlefield cross is a symbolic representation for someone who has been killed in action. This current tradition originated during World War I and has continued in every conflict since. Comrades in arms erect the cross to show honor and . . . — — Map (db m308601) WM
The word calaboose comes from the Spanish word calabozo and literally means “dungeon”, in the Southern United States it was also a term used for a jail. The Frisco calaboose got its start in 1911 as recorded in the City Council minutes from April . . . — — Map (db m308420) HM
Built about 1911 to house the business established by 3 sons of Dr. J. D. Carpenter. This building was one of the few standing on the north side after the fire of 1922. Later it housed the Holmen Textile Co. for several years and was first site of . . . — — Map (db m191468) HM
In September 2017, the City of Frisco was designated a Purple Heart City by the Military Order of the Purple Heart organization. It is an expression of gratitude to the men and women in Frisco who were awarded the Purple Heart combat decoration. . . . — — Map (db m308603) HM WM
This Frisco Commons Park Trail is dedicated by the residents of Frisco, Texas to honor Corporal Hill, age 18, was serving as a U.S. Army automatic rifleman with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division on December . . . — — Map (db m308508) HM WM
This Frisco Commons Park Trail is dedicated by the residents of Frisco, Texas to honor Corporal Brown, age 20, was serving as a U.S. Army infantry indirect fire crewman with B Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division . . . — — Map (db m308506) HM WM
Foncine was first settled near this location in the late 19th century when Robert Coleman Fisher built a general store, gristmill, cotton gin and grain elevator, serving the needs of a growing rural population, almost all involved in farming. Also . . . — — Map (db m309912) HM
Area frontier settlers William and Frances Rogers, Peter and Sarah Teel, and Elizabeth Rogers, and the Rev. Joab Biggs, a Methodist circuit-riding minister, organized this congregation in William Rogers' log home in 1848. Known as Bethel Methodist . . . — — Map (db m191459) HM
“Under the spreading chestnut tree, the village smithy stands…”
—The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wildsworth Longfellow
This poem was memorized by American school children into the 1950’s and reminds us that rural villages throughout . . . — — Map (db m308416) HM
Frisco Commons Park was built in 2004 and has since become one of Frisco’s premier parks. With its walking trails, playgrounds, and other amenities, the community park was designed to be a gathering place for all ages and abilities. The park is . . . — — Map (db m308592) HM
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