On North College Street at West Lela Street, on the left when traveling north on North College Street.
James Calvin Rhea (1837-1925) came to Texas from Tennessee in 1855. He and his brother, W.A. Rhea, built a gristmill in the Collin County community that became known as Rhea Mills. Built about 1890 by John W. Hamilton, this home features Eastlake . . . — — Map (db m167835) HM
On South Benge Street north of Henry Street, on the left when traveling north.
This vernacular style house was built c. 1868 by James Waller Thomas, an early civic leader in Collin County, for his family of 13. Originally a one-room residence, the house has not been substantially modified since 1902. It reflects the modest . . . — — Map (db m170536) HM
Near South McDonald Street north of Anthony Street, on the left when traveling north.
This home was constructed in 1854 by John Faires (1801-1878), who had come to McKinney from Tennessee three years earlier. Near his home he built a blacksmith shop, where he worked skillfully with metal and wood. The hand chiseled front door of . . . — — Map (db m164679) HM
On Howell Street at South Parker Street, on the right when traveling east on Howell Street.
John M. Martin (b. 1859), a member of an early Collin county family, was a local architect and builder who erected this house for himself about 1880. The structure exhibits elements of the Queen Anne style, including asymmetrical massing, wall . . . — — Map (db m170535) HM
On North College Street north of West Logan Street, on the left when traveling north.
Arkansas native and Confederate soldier John Spenser Heard (1841-1933) joined his family here in McKinney about 1865. He married Rachel Wilson in 1884. Business success allowed the Heards to benefit numerous local causes and to build this home in . . . — — Map (db m170540) HM
On West Willie Street near South Parker Street, on the left when traveling west.
E.W. Kirkpatrick (1844-1924), a veteran of the Confederate Army and a prominent leader in business and civic organizations, purchased this property in the 1870s as a site for his prosperous plant nursery. This spacious Queen Anne style house and a . . . — — Map (db m171042) HM
On West Louisiana street at South College Street, on the right when traveling east on West Louisiana street.
Square nails used on the first floor of this Queen Anne style residence suggest a construction date before the late 1880s. Originally a one-story structure, the second and third floors were added soon after 1900, when the home was purchased by . . . — — Map (db m167879) HM
On North McDonald Street south of McIntyre Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Bloomdale Road at McLarry Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bloomdale Road.
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
On East Louisiana Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On Highway 5 at Industrial Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Highway 5.
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
On Wilcox Street at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Wilcox Street.
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
On North College Street at West Walker Street, on the right when traveling north on North College Street.
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
On Ridge Road (County Highway 161) 0.1 miles north of Wilmeth Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
Near West University Drive (U.S. 380) 0.1 miles west of Bois D'Arc Road.
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
On East Virginia Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On North Waddill Street north of West Erwin Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On North McDonald Street north of McIntyre Road, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Highway 412 east of Highway 409, on the right when traveling east.
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
Near South McDonald Street north of Anthony Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On North Tennessee Street at West Herndon Street, on the right when traveling north on North Tennessee Street.
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
On South Parker Street at West Cole Street, on the right when traveling south on South Parker Street.
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
On South Chestnut Street at Bevoe Street, on the right when traveling north on South Chestnut Street.
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
On Anthony Street at South McDonald Street, on the right when traveling east on Anthony Street.
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
On South Chestnut Street at Anthony Street, on the right when traveling north on South Chestnut Street.
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
On Howell Street at South Bradley Street, on the left when traveling west on Howell Street.
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
On Anthony Street at South Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east on Anthony Street.
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
On West Lamar Street west of North Church Street, on the right when traveling west.
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
On South Bradley Street at West Largent Street, on the left when traveling north on South Bradley Street.
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
On West Louisiana street at South Bass Street, on the left when traveling west on West Louisiana street.
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
On Williams Drive at Quail Hollow, on the left when traveling north on Williams Drive.
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
On County Highway 364, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near East Melissa Road (Farm to Market Road 545) 0.2 miles east of Miller Road.
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
On County Highway 364, 0.2 miles west of County Highway 365, on the right when traveling west.
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
Near East Melissa Road (State Highway 344) 0.2 miles north of 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
On Harrison Street at Central Street, on the right when traveling east on Harrison Street.
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
On Cooper Street (Farm to Market Road 545) at Sherman Street, on the right when traveling east on Cooper Street.
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
On Harrison Street at McKinney Street (State Highway 5), on the right when traveling west on Harrison Street.
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
On McKinney Street at Melissa Road, on the right when traveling south on McKinney Street.
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
On South Murphy Road at Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Murphy Road.
Herring Hogge Cemetery on South Murphy road and Skyline was established in the 1870's and contains the graves of the Herring, Hogge, and McAmis families who were among the earliest settlers in Collin County. Daniel Herring (1812-1882) was born in . . . — — Map (db m246104) HM
In 1886 while a resident of Coryell
County, James Maxwell, Jr, sold three
acres of land for five dollars to
trustees C.A. McMillan, H. Willaford and
W. Brinson and formally established
Maxwell Cemetery. Members of the
families of the three . . . — — Map (db m245280) HM
Murphy was primarily an agricultural community from 1880-1970. Murphy thrived in farming and ranching because of its location in the Blackland Prairie which was covered with tall grasses, black fertile soil and abundant rainfall. The first settlers . . . — — Map (db m245282) HM
On North Maxwell Creek Road at Tom Clevenger Road on North Maxwell Creek Road.
The Murphy Family Cemetery has been identified with the Murphy Community since William A. Murphy (1816-1909) set aside land for a private family cemetery in 1872 when his sister, Susan Emberton, died. The cemetery is also known as the William Andrew . . . — — Map (db m245283) HM
On North Murphy Road (Farm to Market Road 2551) at City Hall Circle on North Murphy Road.
Murphy was originally called Old Decatur after the hometown of founder C.A. McMillen. In 1888 the town was renamed Murphy after William Murphy donated land to build a train depot and a post office. The Federal Works Project Administration (WPA) . . . — — Map (db m245281) HM
On North Maxwell Creek Road at Tom Clevenger Road, on the right when traveling west on North Maxwell Creek Road.
William Murphy and his wife Dorothy Hudiberg Murphy
moved to Collin County in the 1850's from Morgan County,
Indiana. They purchased land first near Dublin in Collin
County and later in the Maxwell Settlement. After the Civil
War residents of . . . — — Map (db m246111) HM
On County Road 544, 0.8 miles north of Farm to Market Road 6, on the left when traveling north.
In the middle to late 19th century, settlers in this area established the community of Empire. Residents organized the Bear Creek Methodist Episcopal Church north of this site, which became the community's burial ground. H.C. Harless and M.C. . . . — — Map (db m246082) HM
On Farm to Market Road 1138 south of County Road 543, on the left when traveling north.
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Collin County
attracted numerous settlers who organized several schools
for their children. Eventually these schools consolidated into six separate districts: Josephine, Lavon, Millwood, Mt. Pisgah, . . . — — Map (db m246092) HM
On County Road 543, 0.1 miles east of County Road 544, on the right when traveling west.
Near this site operated an important
early area school. North Carolina
native J.E. "Tarheel" Jones started a
public subscription school in 1883 in
the Empire Community. Jones was the
first teacher at the school first called
Bear Creek Academy. . . . — — Map (db m246085) HM
On Highway 6 east of Center Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Highway 835 near Warren Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
On Warren Street, 0.1 miles south of Farm to Market Road 6, on the left when traveling south.
Baptist worship services were held in the Nevada area before the 1880s. In 1882, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church divided its membership to form a new congregation known as Pleasant Hill. In 1890, under the leadership of the Rev. M.M. Wolfe, . . . — — Map (db m246078) HM
On Farm to Market 6 (Farm to Market Road 6) west of West Street, on the right when traveling west.
The I.O.O.F. trustees bought this land on Aug. 2, 1906. The first person buried here was J.A. McIver in 1907. The land was deeded to Nevada Cemetery Association on May 26, 1954. — — Map (db m246114) HM
On Farm to Market Road 6 at Eugene Lane, on the right when traveling west on Road 6.
In 1906, Nevada Lodge No. 354 (est. 1893)
of the International Order of Odd
Fellows (I.O.O.F.) established this burial
ground. Since that time, the cemetery
has served the community of Nevada,
which was founded by Granville
Stinebaugh in the . . . — — Map (db m246083) HM
On Farm to Market 6 (Farm to Market Road 6) west of West Street, on the right when traveling west.
Established in 1906 by I.O.O.F
The I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) was formed in England in 1748. It's symbol is the interlocking chain with three lengths. The lengths stand for friendship, love and truth. The organization was based . . . — — Map (db m246116) HM
On H Avenue at 17th Street, on the left when traveling north on H Avenue.
Located in Haggard Park, Planos first residential neighborhood and only locally-designated heritage district, the Aldridge House was built in 1918 for Charles "C.C." Aldridge (1873-1950), his wife, Elizabeth (Armstrong) Aldridge (1877-1964), and . . . — — Map (db m245915) HM
On Bishop Road at Legacy Drive, on the right when traveling south on Bishop Road.
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
On Bishop Road, 0.1 miles north of Legacy Drive, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Ruthie Road at Bishop Road, on the left when traveling north on Ruthie Road.
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
On Legacy Drive at Bishop Road, on the right when traveling west on Legacy Drive.
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
Near East 15th Street at H Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
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
On East Spring Creek Parkway, 0.1 miles north of East Parker Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Jupiter Road at East 15th Street, on the right when traveling north on Jupiter Road.
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
On East 15th Street, on the left when traveling east.
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
On H Avenue at East 16th Street, on the left when traveling north on H Avenue.
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
On 18th Street at Jupiter, on the right when traveling west on 18th Street.
Among the earliest graveyards in Collin County, this cemetery traces its beginnings to 1852 when Dr. Lillie was buried on land belonging to his uncle William Forman. A Kentucky native, Forman came to Texas about 1850 and bought 640 acres in 1851 . . . — — Map (db m245918) HM
On East 15th Street at J Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 15th Street.
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
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
Near Rowlett Cemetery Road, 0.2 miles Kathryn Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Rowlett Cemetery Road, 0.2 miles north of Kathryn Lane, on the right when traveling north.
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
On East 16th Street at H Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 16th Street.
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
On East 15th Street at I Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East 15th Street.
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
On Bishop Road, 0.1 miles north of Legacy Drive, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Bishop Road at Legacy Drive, on the left when traveling north on Bishop Road.
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
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
On West 15th Street at Pitman Drive, on the left when traveling west on West 15th Street.
Hunter T. and Mary A. Farrell built this Victorian home in 1891. It typified the substantial houses of the late 19th century in this agricultural community. In 1934 Mrs. Farrell gave her daughter Ammie Wilson (1880-1972) a life tenancy in the . . . — — Map (db m245913) HM
On East Spring Creek Parkway, 0.4 miles north of Parker Road, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Bozeman Drive at Ruthie Road, on the left when traveling west on Bozeman Drive.
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
On Bishop Road, 0.1 miles north of Legacy Drive, on the left when traveling north.
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
This graveyard was part of the Peters Colony land grant of Joseph Klepper (d. 1884). He immigrated to Collin county from Illinois about 1845. The burial site contains graves of five Peters colonists, their families, and other early settlers. Through . . . — — Map (db m245919) HM
On I Avenue at 13th Street, on the right when traveling north on I Avenue.
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
Near West College Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On Road 1377 north of Road 571, on the right when traveling north.
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
On South Coleman Street at West Firdt Street on South Coleman Street.
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
On South Church Street at East Broadway Street, on the right when traveling north on South Church Street.
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
On East Broadway Street (Farm to Market Road 1193) at South Coleman Street, on the right when traveling east on East Broadway Street.
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
On South Church Street at East 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on South Church Street.
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
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
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
Near Routh Creek Parkway at North Glenville Drive, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Saint Paul Road east of Cutter Crossing Place, on the left when traveling east.
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 m246072) HM
On Butschers Block at Saint Paul Road, on the left when traveling north on Butschers Block.
Located in south-central Collin County, St. Paul is one of the oldest communities in the county. The name of the town comes from the St. Paul Catholic Church, which was established in 1856 and located in the area. At one time, the community was . . . — — Map (db m246091) HM
On Highway 480, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Farm to Market Road 455 at Chicken Street, on the right when traveling north on Route 455.
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
On Jefferson Street at North Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Jefferson Street.
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
On East Marble Street at North 1st Street, on the right when traveling east on East Marble Street.
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
On North Ballard Avenue (Farm to Market Road 2514) north of West Brown Street, on the left when traveling north.
Designed as an American Foursquare house with Craftsman details, the Gallagher House is a local example of an early 20th century upper-middle class home. The two-story frame home features a hipped roof with central dormer, exposed rafter tails, and . . . — — Map (db m245273) HM
On North Ballard Avenue at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on North Ballard Avenue.
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
