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Collin County, Texas
Historical Markers in Prosper, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 5 Texas historical markers in Prosper, in Collin County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Ghost Towns. The markers on this list were placed between 1987 and 2012.
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- Site of Rock Hillplaced 1999
Probably named for the white rock escarpment on which it was built, Rock Hill was established by December 1854 when John Moore became its first…
- First Presbyterian Church of Prosperplaced 2012
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.
- Lee Lodge No. 435, A.F. & A.M.placed 1987
In 1875 Masons living in the Rhea's Mill community (4 miles northeast), who had been traveling to McKinney for meetings, obtained a charter from the…
- Prosperplaced 2003
Prosper grew from two early settlements, Rock Hill and Richland. When the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railroad bypassed the two communities…
- Prosper United Methodist Churchplaced 2012
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.
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