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Historical Markers in Denison, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 19 Texas historical markers in Denison, in Grayson County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Cowboys & Cattle, Native History, Ghost Towns, and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2017. 6 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Denison stories
- J. K. Miller Houseplaced 1972
Pioneer home of James Kinsey Miller and wife Orrena (Tabor), who came to Texas from North Carolina in 1852, settling in 1860 in area of later…
- Joseph G. McCoy, Promoter of Chisholm Trailplaced 1967
(1837-1915) Livestock broker from Illinois, whose pioneering in cattle markets helped Texas rebuild the economy which had been wrecked in 1861-1865…
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroadplaced 1975
In 1865 the Union Pacific Railway southern branch was incorporated to build a railroad from the St. Louis-Kansas City area to the Gulf of Mexico.
- Sand Springsplaced 1972
A noted watering place on pioneer trails, known as early as 1840 to settlers and prospectors who camped near the strong currents of water boiling up…
- Sanford Homeplaceplaced 1999
Confederate veteran Thomas Jefferson Sanford and his wife Nannie (Johnson) bought 300 acres including this site in July 1871.
- The Fitzgerald Homeplaced 1969
Built on 800-acre farm near Bells by Geo. S. Fitzgerald, who moved with family from Virginia to Texas in 1857.
All 19 historical markers in Denison
- Carpenters Bluff Bridge2002
- Colbert's Ferry1936
- Davis-Ansley Log Cabin Home1976
- E. M. Kohl Building1976
- Forest Park2017
- Hopewell Baptist Church1977
- J. K. Miller House1972
- Joseph G. McCoy, Promoter of Chisholm Trail1967
- L. A. Washington, Jr. and wife Martha A.1968
- Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad1975
- North-South Railway Connection1993
- Present Home of XXI Club1966
- Sand Springs1972
- Sanford Homeplace1999
- Site of Terrell High School2005
- The Civilian Conservation Corps at Loy Park1998
- The Fitzgerald Home1969
- Thomas V. Munson Home1967
- W. B. and Ella Munson Home2013
Historical markers near Denison
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