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Collin County, Texas
Historical Markers in Wylie, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 7 Texas historical markers in Wylie, in Collin County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. The markers on this list were placed between 1992 and 2019. 4 are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.
Start with these Wylie stories
- Brown Cottageplaced 2017
One of the oldest homes of Wylie, the 1889 Brown Cottage was the first home in Wylie of businessman William Thomas Brown and Martha (Mattie)…
- First Baptist Church of Wylieplaced 2002
First Baptist Church of Wylie This congregation has its origins in the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Nickleville, which met in private homes…
- Gallagher Houseplaced 2019
Designed as an American Foursquare house with Craftsman details, the Gallagher House is a local example of an early 20th century upper-middle class…
- St. Paulplaced 2013
Located in South-Central Collin County, St. Paul is one of the oldest communities in the county.
- Thomas and Mattie Brown Houseplaced 1992
William Thomas Brown (1848-1907), a native of Illinois, married Martha (Mattie) J. Housewright in 1871.
- William and Charlotte Stone House "Stonehaven"placed 1992
On the eve of his marriage to Charlotte L. Howard (1891-1964) in 1912, William E. Stone (1884-1931) applied techniques he gleaned from architectural…
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