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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Van Alstyne, Texas

 
Clickable Map of Grayson 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 Grayson County, TX (104) Collin County, TX (182) Cooke County, TX (41) Denton County, TX (107) Fannin County, TX (97) Bryan County, OK (16) Love County, OK (4) Marshall County, OK (1)  GraysonCounty(104) Grayson County (104)  CollinCounty(182) Collin County (182)  CookeCounty(41) Cooke County (41)  DentonCounty(107) Denton County (107)  FanninCounty(97) Fannin County (97)  BryanCountyOklahoma(16) Bryan County (16)  LoveCounty(4) Love County (4)  MarshallCounty(1) Marshall County (1)
Sherman is the county seat for Grayson County
Van Alstyne is in Grayson County
      Grayson County (104)  
ADJACENT TO GRAYSON COUNTY
      Collin County (182)  
      Cooke County (41)  
      Denton County (107)  
      Fannin County (97)  
      Bryan County, Oklahoma (16)  
      Love County, Oklahoma (4)  
      Marshall County, Oklahoma (1)  
 
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1 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — American Legion Memorial
In Memory Of All American Veterans Dedicated May 2000 James Adams Post 376 American Legion Van AlstyneMap (db m194698) WM
2 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 12886 — Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44)
The U.S. Congress chartered the Boy Scouts of America organization in 1910. Just two years later, three Van Alstyne boys, Rowland Barnett, Otis White and Rae Nunnallee, received a Boy Scout storybook. Barnett made a Christmas wish and, in March . . . Map (db m194740) HM
3 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 7400 — Collin McKinneyFifty Feet North to Grave of — (April 17, 1766 - September 8, 1861) —
A pioneer leader of North Texas and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Collin McKinney was born in New Jersey, a son of Scottish immigrant parents. In 1780 the family moved to Kentucky and in 1824 McKinney migrated across the Red River . . . Map (db m194697) HM
4 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 7364 — First Christian Church of Van Alstyne
The predecessor of this church, the first Disciples of Christ congregation in Texas, was founded during the winter of 1841-1842 at McKinney's Landing in Bowie County near the Texas-Arkansas border. Collin McKinney, pioneer settler and Signer . . . Map (db m73145) HM
5 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 7368 — First United Methodist Church of Van Alstyne
Outgrowth of Liberty Class, formed 1847 for Bible study and worship, in log cabin of Jim Creager (1.25 mi. S) by the Rev. Joab Biggs, of the Dallas Methodist Circuit, and M. F. Cole. In 1855, after a rainstorm that detained quarterly conference . . . Map (db m73149) HM
6 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 7388 — Howe Lodge No. 430, A.F.& A.M.
Constituted on June 5, 1875, this lodge was organized in the early Grayson County community of Farmington (5 mi. SW). Members voted to move the lodge to Howe in 1887, after the earlier settlement was bypassed by the railroad. In Howe, the first . . . Map (db m194721) HM
7 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 7403 — Mantua Masonic Lodge No. 209. A.F. & A.M.
The organizational meeting for this Masonic Lodge was held on Feb.7, 1857, on the second story of H.N. Walcott's store building in the village of Mantua (2 mi. SW). With District Deputy Grand Master J.J. Harrison officiating, the first meeting was . . . Map (db m194731) HM
8 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 7353 — Site of Campus of Old Columbia College
In 1889 an association composed of merchants and landowners from the Van Alstyne area saw the need for quality education and established Columbia College. The school served all grades through college level, emphasizing vocational training as well as . . . Map (db m194732) HM
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9 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 11547 — Van Alstyne
The town of Mantua was established about 3 miles southwest of here in 1854. Mantua prospered but was unexpectedly bypassed in 1873 when the Houston and Texas Central Railway (H&TC) extended its track through this area instead. That year a depot . . . Map (db m73151) HM
10 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — 15732 — Van Alstyne Cemetery
Established 1846 Historic Texas Cemetery 2005 Marker Is Property of the State of TexasMap (db m194716) HM
11 Texas, Grayson County, Van Alstyne — Veterans Memorial
Presented to Dorothy Fielder Park In Remembrance of All VeteransMap (db m73152) WM
 
 
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Apr. 30, 2024