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Historical Markers in Collin County, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Collin County, Texas and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Collin County, TX (172) Dallas County, TX (383) Denton County, TX (106) Fannin County, TX (97) Grayson County, TX (104) Hunt County, TX (65) Rockwall County, TX (15)  CollinCounty(172) Collin County (172)  DallasCounty(383) Dallas County (383)  DentonCounty(106) Denton County (106)  FanninCounty(97) Fannin County (97)  GraysonCounty(104) Grayson County (104)  HuntCounty(65) Hunt County (65)  RockwallCounty(15) Rockwall County (15)
McKinney is the county seat for Collin County
Adjacent to Collin County, Texas
      Dallas County (383)  
      Denton County (106)  
      Fannin County (97)  
      Grayson County (104)  
      Hunt County (65)  
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101 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6178 — McKinney
Founded 1845 by Collin McKinney, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. In Civil War, Gen. J.W. Throckmorton (later a governor of Texas) organized McKinney's Co. K, 6th Texas Cavalry, an outstanding Confederate fighting unit. . . . Map (db m171543) HM
102 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6182 — McLarry Cemetery
This site was first used as a cemetery in 1851 when property owner John R. Jones buried his infant son here. The land was later donated as a public burial ground for the pioneer settlers of the surrounding Wilmeth settlement by Mary Virginia Dunn . . . Map (db m167941) HM
103 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 14724 — Old Settlers Park
Site of all Collin County Fairs and Ex-Confederate - Old Settlers picnics, this land first housed a fair in 1858. The fair was held each year, usually in autumn, except during the Civil War years. In 1883, the Ex-Confederate-Old Settlers Picnic . . . Map (db m164771) HM
104 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6191 — Pecan Grove Memorial Park
This park is situated on property granted by the Republic of Texas to Samuel McFarland in 1845, only four years after the first permanent settlement in this area was begun by a pioneer from Tennessee, Dr. William E. Throckmorton (1795-1843), and . . . Map (db m150247) HM
105 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6197 — Saint Mark Baptist Church
The congregation was organized in 1879 by two preachers, the Rev. Dick White and a Rev. Jones, who conducted prayer meetings in area homes. The first church services were held on the farm of Isaac Graves, northeast of McKinney. Originally known as . . . Map (db m170528) HM
106 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 15177 — Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church
Organized in McKinney in 1876, St. Peter’s Episcopal church was originally designated a mission by Bishop Alexander Garrett (1832-1924) of the diocese of Dallas. Because the church owned no property, members gathered in offices and private homes . . . Map (db m164691) HM
107 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6199 — Scott Cemetery
Established on the land of area pioneer James Preston Scott, this cemetery dates to the 1850s. The first person buried here was Scott's granddaughter, Mary C. Taylor (1852-1854), child of Scott's daughter Tabitha and her husband A.J. Taylor. Of . . . Map (db m167920) HM
108 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 555 — Site of Buckner
John (Jack) and Polly McGarrah and family came to this site from Tennessee in 1842. The third settler in present Collin County, McGarrah opened a trading post to barter for hides and furs. While in the act of building a family fort, he and his men . . . Map (db m162268) HM
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109 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 1465 — Site of Elm Saloon
The Elm Saloon opened about 1883 in a 2-story frame building at this site owned by T.O. Bower. According to an 1884 newspaper story gunfighter Frank James was arrested for his involvement in a fight in the Elm Saloon. By 1892 the saloon, named for . . . Map (db m150197) HM
110 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6188 — Site of Muse Academy
A native of Virginia, James S. Muse (1804-1878) prospered as a hemp grower in Missouri before coming to Texas with his wife Margaret Slaughter. He bought 320 acres and built this house in 1858-1859. In one wing which was later removed, he opened . . . Map (db m163500) HM
111 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6219 — Site of Wilmeth-McKinney Homestead
Joseph Brice (J.B.) Wilmeth (b. 1807) and Nancy Ferguson (b. 1807) were married in Tennessee in 1826. They settled here on 320 acres of virgin prairie in 1846. They began to farm their land and soon built a grand two-story family home at this . . . Map (db m171542) HM
112 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6206 — Stiff Chapel Cemetery(One-half mile south)
Jesse Stiff (1796-1871) came to Texas from Virginia in 1835 and settled on several thousand acres of land in this area. His brother, Louis, arrived in 1849, and a community known as Stiff Chapel developed around their homesteads. In 1847, Jesse's . . . Map (db m164767) HM
113 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6211 — Taylor House
Built in the 1860s, the structure originally stood across the street from the site. It was sold in 1868 to Armistead Joshua Taylor (1840-1888), a cabinet maker. He married Tabatha Jane Scott, daughter of Collin County pioneer Preston Scott. The . . . Map (db m164671) HM
114 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6209 — Texas American Bank/McKinney N. A.Formerly the Collin County National Bank
This financial institution was organized on March 13, 1883, by a number of McKinney's prominent citizens and businessmen. Among those financial pioneers were James W. Throckmorton, who had served as governor of Texas in 1866 and 1867; G.A. Foote, . . . Map (db m167859) HM
115 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 398 — The Beverly-Harris House
Warren Tully Beverly (1857-1903) was a native of Collin County, attending Spring Creek School and Plano Institute. He studied law in the office of Joseph W. Baines, grandfather of Lyndon Baines Johnson. Beverly served as county attorney and later . . . Map (db m167889) HM
116 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6170 — The Birthplace of Rebekah Baines Johnson
Joseph Wilson Baines (1846-1906), son of Minister-Editor-Baylor University President George W. Baines, settled in Collin County in 1867. He taught school and in 1869 married Ruth Huffman, daughter of a physician of the Peters Colony. Baines read . . . Map (db m177567) HM
117 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — The Chapel at Chestnut Squarebuilt in 1908
The church is named after Dr. G.A. Foote. Dr. Foote donated the original building site located on Rockhill Road near Virginia Parkway in Stonebridge Ranch. Built in 1908, the Foote Baptist Church was moved to Chestnut Square in 1994 and became . . . Map (db m194557) HM
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118 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 1296 — The Dulaney Cottage
A surgeon in the Confederate Army, Dr. Joseph E. Dulaney (d. 1877) came to McKinney after the Civil War (1861-65) and married Lucy Ann Field (1844-1941), daughter of Collin County pioneers. In 1875 he built this Victorian home with its numerous . . . Map (db m164656) HM
119 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6168 — The Howell House
Occupied by four generations of the same family, this structure stands on property granted in 1845 to Edward Bradley (1787-1855), a member of the Peters Colony. His daughter Mary Ann (1820-1878) inherited the land. Her husband, merchant Daniel . . . Map (db m167895) HM
120 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — The Johnson Housebuilt 1870
The Johnson House, built in 1870, included a smokehouse, root cellar and water well. It is considered a Folk Victorian style home, with Italianate eave brackets, corbels and dentil trim. The Johnson House was built by Dr. James Harmon, a dentist, . . . Map (db m194535) HM
121 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6217 — Waddill-Morris Homesite
Kentucky native Judge R.L. Waddill (1811-1865) came to McKinney with his stepson, George Shackelford Morris, in 1853, five years after the town had been established as the Collin County seat. The two men bought large tracts of land in town, built . . . Map (db m163473) HM
122 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6172 — William B. Largent House
North Carolina-born William B. Largent (1840-1896) came to Collin county with his parents in 1854. He later prospered as a livestock trader and lumber merchant. In 1876 he hauled building materials overland from Jefferson to erect this Victorian . . . Map (db m170546) HM
123 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 6213 — William Clinton and Anna Belle Thompson House
William Clinton (Clint) Thompson, and his wife Anna Belle (Wofford), prominent local newspaper owners and civic leaders, built this house in 1894 on land purchased from Clint's father, noted McKinney developer Dr. Francis M. Thompson. The house is . . . Map (db m170538) HM
124 Texas, Collin County, McKinney — 13194 — Williams Cemetery
Grafton Williams came to this area in 1843 with the Peters Colony and received a 640-acre land grant. He was active in the creation of Whites Grove Settlement here. After his wife Harriet's death in 1848, he donated land for use as a community . . . Map (db m167939) HM
125 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — Corner Post of Uncle Charlie Wysong's Blacksmith Shop
All that remains of the Highland community is this corner post from Uncle Charlie Wysong's blacksmith shop and Highland Cemetery. From 1851-1884, the Wysong blacksmith shop was located on the Wysong's "Old Highland Farm", a "Texas Century Farm". . . . Map (db m194677) HM
126 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 1655 — First Baptist Church of Melissa
Organized as the Melissa Baptist Church of Christ on Oct. 18, 1884, this congregation began with 22 charter members. Levi Dunn served as first pastor. The fellowship met once a month until 1898, when services began to be held twice monthly. Weekly . . . Map (db m194603) HM
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127 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 6166 — Highland Cemetery
The Highland community was established in the mid-1800s as a stop on the stage route between Buckner (approx. 3 mi. W of the present site of McKinney) and Bonham. An early settler, Charles H. Wysong, donated 3 acres of land for a community church, . . . Map (db m194676) HM
128 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 6183 — Melissa Cemetery
This cemetery has been the primary burial ground for members of the Melissa community for generations. Its origin can be traced to the pioneer Sherley/Shirley family, although the specific date of its founding is unknown. The oldest graves in . . . Map (db m194601) HM
129 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 6184 — Melissa Christian Church
This congregation traces its origin to religious gatherings in a local schoolhouse as early as 1868. The church's first sanctuary, built near this site in 1878, was destroyed by a tornado in 1921 and replaced by this structure in 1924. Local . . . Map (db m194672) HM
130 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 6185 — Melissa School
The first schoolhouse to serve the residents of Melissa was constructed on land acquired in 1882 by trustees James Graves, John Gibson and George Fitzhugh, pioneer area settlers. Since the deed stated the property was to be used "Forever . . . Map (db m194671) HM
131 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 13770 — Scott-Barker House
Probably erected in the 1870s, this house was already standing when prominent Melissa merchant Louis A. Scott and his new wife Louise (Allen) purchased the property in 1880. The Scotts sold the house in 1901, and in 1903 it was purchased by Hugh M. . . . Map (db m194675) HM
132 Texas, Collin County, Melissa — 6198 — St. Paul Baptist Church
One of Collin County's oldest black congregations, this church was organized in 1872 by the Rev. Jeff Shirley of Kentucky. Members worshiped beneath a brush arbor before constructing their first church building in 1885 on land purchased from T.E. . . . Map (db m171539) HM
133 Texas, Collin County, Nevada — 15759 — Empire Masonic Lodge No. 586
In the mid- to late 1800s, settlers established the Empire community, which at one time had a school, post office, churches, stores and a cotton gin. On December 14, 1884, 25 master masons petitioned the Grand Lodge of Texas to form a masonic . . . Map (db m164658) HM
134 Texas, Collin County, Nevada — 17582 — Nevada
Located in southeast Collin County, the settlement of Nevada was on its way to becoming a booming commercial city until a disastrous tornado swept the town in 1927. In 1835, John McMinn, who received a land grant for 1600 acres, moved his family . . . Map (db m185660) HM
135 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Baccus Cemetery
This cemetery was originally known as Cook Cemetery. Henry Cook founded the cemetery on his property to bury his son, Daniel, who died January 13, 1847. This is the earlist known marked burial in Plano. Henry Cook (1775-1862) settled in the . . . Map (db m214138) HM
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136 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 272 — Baccus Cemetery
Henry Cook (1775-1862), a veteran of the War of 1812, settled here in 1845 as a member of the Peters Colony. His log house, located nearby, was a landmark on the Shawnee Trail. He first used this property as a family cemetery in 1847 for the burial . . . Map (db m214156) HM
137 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Baccus Plaza
Presented to the citizens of Plano on 27 April 2006 This plaza is dedicated to the role that Cowboys and Cattle played in the history of Texas. The Shawnee Trail passed over this spot on its journey north. Texas cattle herds, mostly longhorn, . . . Map (db m214283) HM
138 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Black Cutter
The Black Cutter symbolizes black cowboys who have been part of Texas history since the early nineteenth century. Working as an outrider, it is his job to keep the cattle together and moving as a herd. His leather chaps show the marks of many . . . Map (db m214280) HM
139 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 1715 — First Christian Church of Plano
Kentucky natives William and Ruth Forman moved to Texas in 1846, and acquired land that included the future location of Plano. The Formans' daughter Letitia married George Barnett in 1853. The Barnetts bought land northwest of Plano along Spring . . . Map (db m131505) HM
140 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 6152 — First Methodist Church of Plano
According to oral history sources, this congregation traces its history to 1846 or 1847, when a group of thirteen people met together in the home of Peters' colonists Joseph and Elizabeth Russell to organize a Methodist church. The group was . . . Map (db m220379) HM
141 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 14623 — First Presbyterian Church of Plano
This church traces its history to 1856 when a group of Presbyterians began holding regular worship services in Routh Woods. They shared a building with the local Baptist congregation. Dr. Henry Dye was the lay leader of the Cumberland . . . Map (db m220382) HM
142 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 17669 — Mathews General Store
This was one of several brick buildings erected on Mechanic Street after an October 1895 fire. S. J. And Nancy Mathews came to Plano in 1893 and opened a store across the street before relocating here in 1906. Mathews Department Store sold dry . . . Map (db m149772) HM
143 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 13666 — Plano High School and Gymnasium
The Plano Institute opened on this site in 1882 before a public school system existed in Plano. In 1891, city officials bought the school and took over operations. Later schools built here included one in 1924 which became the core of the current . . . Map (db m138457) HM
144 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 6194 — Plano National Bank / I.O.O.F. Lodge Building
After a building they shared was destroyed by fire in 1895, the Plano National Bank (est. 1887) and the I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows) Lodge (est. 1870) erected this commercial building here in 1896. In 1936 the structure was redesigned by . . . Map (db m149947) HM
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145 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Robert Summers
Robert Temple Summers was born on August 13, 1940. He began creating figures and animals with bread dough at the age of two, was painting and sketching by school age, graduating to oil at the age of mine. Summers has no formal training and works as . . . Map (db m214672) HM
146 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Rowlett Creek Cemetery
The largest of the thirteen cemeteries in the Plano area, Rowlett Creek Cemetery has more than 1250 gravesites and remains active. Ancestors of President Lyndon Baines Johnson are buried here amidst the gravesites of many early pioneers and their . . . Map (db m212324) HM
147 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 6196 — Rowlett Creek Cemetery
In 1836 Dr. Daniel Rowlett (1786-1848), a Kentuckian, came to Texas with his wife and six other families. Rowlett, a physician, lawyer, surveyor, and politician, settled near present Bonham. He located much of his large 1838 land grant in the . . . Map (db m212321) HM
148 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 20126 — Saigling House
The Houston & Texas Central Railroad brought access to agricultural markets and growth to Plano in the 1870s. Celestine (Pillot) (1854-1932) and Charles Frederick (C.F.) (1840-1906) Saigling moved from Houston to Plano in 1881 to pursue business . . . Map (db m177380) HM
149 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 6210 — Texas Electric Railway Station
Built in 1908 by the Texas Traction Company (Texas Electric Railway after a merger in 1917), this station served passengers and freight customers of the company's North Texas routes. The wood frame passenger depot and the attached brick . . . Map (db m94724) HM
150 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Texas Longhorn
The Texas Longhorn is a sturdy hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto stock and English cattle brought to Texas in the 1820s and 1830s by Anglo-American frontiersmen. Longhorns with their long legs, hard hoofs, and little . . . Map (db m214132) HM
151 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Texas Longhorn
The Texas Longhorn is a sturdy, hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto stock and English cattle brought to Texas in the 1820's and 1830’s by Anglo-American frontiersmen. Longhorns, with their long legs, hard hoofs, and little . . . Map (db m214279) HM
152 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Texas Longhorn
The Texas Longhorn is a sturdy, hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto stock and English cattle brought to Texas in the 1820's and 1830’s by Anglo-American frontiersmen. Longhorns, with their long legs, hard hoofs, and little . . . Map (db m214673) HM
153 Texas, Collin County, Plano — 6187 — The Muncey Massacre(Homesite and Graves About 1 Mile East)
McBain Jameson and Jeremiah Muncey settled in this vicinity in 1840 and 1842. While hunting in late 1844, William Rice and Leonard Searcy came to Muncey's hut and found the savagely slain bodies of Jameson, Muncey, Mrs. Muncey, and a small child, . . . Map (db m220380) HM
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154 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Trail Boss
The Trail Boss was responsible for leading the cattle drive to market. A hard delivered by contract drovers typically consisted of as many as 3,000 head of cattle and employed about eleven persons. Most days were uneventful. Drudgery was . . . Map (db m214281) HM
155 Texas, Collin County, Plano — Vaquero
The Vaquero or Cowboy, served the cattle industry of Texas and contributed to the mythical's spirt of the West. Between 1821 and the end of the trail-driving era, Mexican stock handling techniques and horsemanship represented great influence on the . . . Map (db m214130) HM
156 Texas, Collin County, Plano, Railroad — 6202 — Shiloh Baptist Church
This congregation was organized in 1884 as the Mt. Zion Colored Baptist Church. Led by the Rev. Z.T. Stuart, the charter members were Ammon Drake, Lula Drake, Minnie Drake Stuart, and Kanzetta Bowen. Located at this site since its organization, the . . . Map (db m227428) HM
157 Texas, Collin County, Princeton — 6222 — Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp
Here in 1941, with the Hon. Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in attendance, a migratory labor camp was dedicated. With the coming of World War II later in the decade, however, Federal officials converted the site for use . . . Map (db m150147) HM
158 Texas, Collin County, Princeton — 15216 — Verona Methodist Church
A group of families met in 1887 to establish the Verona Methodist Episcopal Church, south. The first pastor was L. L. Naugh. W. E. and Elizabeth St. Clair donated land in 1888 and a church building was erected. In 1911 a tornado destroyed the . . . Map (db m170526) HM
159 Texas, Collin County, Prosper — 17268 — First Presbyterian Church of Prosper
The McAdew congregation of Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized on July 7, 1878 by a group of 26 members led by Reverend R.H. Hacker. The congregation first assembled in the Pleasant Valley school house. The school served as the meeting . . . Map (db m191434) HM
160 Texas, Collin County, Prosper — 6173 — Lee Lodge No. 435, A.F & A.M.
In 1875 Masons living in the Rhea's Mill Community (4 mi. NE), who had been traveling to McKinney for meetings, obtained a charter from the Grand Lodge of Texas for a new lodge to be located in their area. Meetings were held in rented quarters until . . . Map (db m191427) HM
161 Texas, Collin County, Prosper — 15245 — Prosper
Prosper grew from two early settlements, Rock Hill and Richland. When the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railroad bypassed the two communities, the new town of Prosper, founded in 1902, became the center of commercial activity. The town grew . . . Map (db m191433) HM
162 Texas, Collin County, Prosper — 17335 — Prosper United Methodist Church
In 1899, trustees of Bethel Methodist Church bought a few acres of land near the settlement of Rock Hill to build a new church, Smith's Chapel. In 1902, the entire settlement relocated one mile north to the new town of Prosper to take advantage of . . . Map (db m191430) HM
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163 Texas, Collin County, Prosper — 6218 — Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church
Organized in 1846 by the Rev. J.N. Vance, this fellowship was first called Union Congregation. In 1858 the name was changed to Walnut Grove. The first church building on this property, donated by D.M. Crutchfield, was erected in 1869. Camp . . . Map (db m167918) HM
164 Texas, Collin County, Richardson — 6738 — Hill-Robberson House
Early Richardson settler A. H. Hill built this home about 1887 at 206 Sherman Street, on what had been railroad property. In 1902 it was purchased by Margaret A. Robberson for her daughter Virginia Bell Robberson (1870-1940). Known as "Miss Belle", . . . Map (db m149090) HM
165 Texas, Collin County, Richardson — 14532 — Routh Cemetery
Brothers Jacob, George Washington, Joseph and Thomas Jefferson Routh, and their sister Elizabeth Routh Thomas, were cousins of the Vance Family which held the original land grant that encompassed this site. Jacob Routh (1818-1879), a Baptist . . . Map (db m228147) HM
166 Texas, Collin County, Westminister — 1464 — Elm Grove Cemetery
Members of the pioneer Roland family, natives of Alabama, settled here in the 1830s. Land at this site was part of a Republic of Texas land grant awarded to family members in recognition of the military service of John Roland, who was killed . . . Map (db m146924) HM
167 Texas, Collin County, Weston — 1718 — First Christian Church of Weston
Originally located in the community of Roseland (about 5 mi. W; now known as Alla), this congregation was organized in 1900 by Dr. and Mrs. Moses Hubbard and their neighbors. The Roseland Church building, constructed that same year, was also used by . . . Map (db m238006) HM
168 Texas, Collin County, Wylie — 18600 — Brown Cottage
One of the oldest homes of Wylie, the 1889 Brown Cottage was the first home in Wylie of businessman William Thomas Brown and Martha (Maggie) J. (Housewright) Brown. The Browns moved to Wylie shortly after its establishment in 1886 to help build . . . Map (db m164629) HM
169 Texas, Collin County, Wylie — 6204 — Charles C. Stibbens(May 14, 1810-March 31, 1879)
A native of Maryland, Charles C. Stibbens came to Texas about 1835. He served in the Army during the Texas Revolution, participating in the Battle of San Jacinto. He settled in Anderson County soon after the war and worked as a farmer and . . . Map (db m164632) HM
170 Texas, Collin County, Wylie — 12880 — First Baptist Church of Wylie
This congregation has its origins in the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Nickleville, which met in private homes prior to 1870. After the town became a part of the new community of Wylie about 1887, the church became known as the Missionary . . . Map (db m164665) HM
171 Texas, Collin County, Wylie — 535 — Thomas and Mattie Brown House
William Thomas Brown (1848-1907), a native of Illinois, married Martha (Mattie) J. Housewright in 1871. They moved to Wylie shortly after its establishment on a newly constructed railroad line from Paris to Dallas built by the Gulf, Colorado, and . . . Map (db m164695) HM
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172 Texas, Collin County, Wylie — 17547 — Wylie
Located in south central Collin County, Wylie and Nickelville began as settlements on the west side of the east fork of the Trinity River. Pioneers began arriving in the area in the early 1850s, attracted by the plentiful water supply from the . . . Map (db m164633) HM

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