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76 Abston Cemetery in picnic area off US 78, just N of the intersection of US 78 and FM 6, about one mile north of Lavon John Abston (1761-1856), a soldier in the American Revolution, was a native of Virginia. In the 1830s Abston and his family moved to Missouri. In ... 22584 Aldridge House 1615 Avenue H LOCATED IN HAGGARD PARK, PLANO’S FIRST RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND LOCALLY-DESIGNATED HERITAGE DISTRICT, THE ALDRIDGE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1918 FOR ... 120 Alla School from Celina, go about 3 miles N on SH 289 to CR 105, go E about 2/10 mile to marker In 1866 Moses and Mary Jane Hubbard and their daughter Alla moved from Missouri to Collin County, where Hubbard was a successful doctor, farmer, ... 11817 Allen Allen Station Park. Marker faces parking lot W of softball fields, about 500 feet S of Exchange Pkwy. Fertile land and plentiful water drew settlers to this area from as early as the 1840s. This part of Collin County was well populated by 1876 when ... 123 Allen Cemetery 400 E McDermott Dr. (FM 2170), Allen Located on land purchased from Mr. and Mrs. John W. Whisenant, this cemetery was formally established on April 5, 1884, by the International Order ... 127 Allen Station of the Texas Electric Railway 105 S. Butler St., Allen The Community of Allen, founded in the 1870s, experienced a surge of growth after the arrival of the Texas Traction Company in 1908. The town was ... 18112 Allen Water Station On March 11, 1848, Ebenezer Allen, former Republic of Texas Attorney General, obtained a charter for the Galveston and Red River Railway. Track construction began in early 1856, and the company was renamed Houston & Texas Central (H&TC) Railway Company in September of that same year. Construction on the line began in Houston and reached Corsicana in 1871, Dallas in 1872 and Denison in 1873 where the connection was made with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad to form the first all-rail route from Texas to St. Louis and the east, allowing grain, cotton and cattle to reach its destination overnight. In 1874, the H&TC Railway acquired land from J.W. Franklin in Collin County to construct a stone dam across Cottonwood Creek and a water station to provide water for its steam locomotives. The water station included a pump house, an elevated water storage tank, a privy for the railroad workers who operated the water station and other facilities. The workers were Americans and immigrants from Ireland, Germany, and Switzerland. H&TC Railway Company Surveyor Theodore Kosse created the town of Allen in 1876 by platting the James Reed survey. The station and town established a center for commerce for local farmers and provided better equipment and broader markets for agricultural production. The Allen Water Station remained in operation until diesel engines replaced steam engines in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The station is recorded as a State Antiquities Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 1874 stone dam and foundations for the water tower and pump house, still visible today, highlight the important role that the H&TC Railroad played in late 19th century commerce, transportation and settlement. On March 11, 1848, Ebenezer Allen, former Republic of Texas Attorney General, obtained a charter for the Galveston and Red River Railway. Track construction ... 136 Altoga Cemetery 1.5 Miles E of McKinney on US 380, 8 miles N on FM 1827, then S on CR 465, then E on CR 912 to cemetery This cemetery has served the Altoga area since 1881, including what was once the Johnson community to the south and the Ardath community to the west. ... 17249 Ambush at McKinney The southwest corner of the intersection of SH 5 and Telephone Road, north of McKinney IN THE EARLY 1930s, THE BARROW GANG COMMITTED ROBBERIES AND OTHER CRIMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALTHOUGH THE GANG WAS INFAMOUS FOR ITS LEADERS, BONNIE ... 209 Aron-Harris House 523 W. Hunt St., McKinney Designed by Putnam Russell, an architect from New York, this house was constructed in 1889 for local merchant Morris Aron and his wife Henrietta. ... 15321 Audie Murphy's Homecoming, June 15, 1945 McKinney Street, median on W side of Washington Street With Allied victory in World War II Europe secured, Farmersville celebrated the return of the area's most famous citizen soldier. On his 18th birthday, ...

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272 Baccus Cemetery At Legacy and Bishop Sts, Just East of the North Dallas Tollway. Plano 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 ... 15562 Bain-Honaker House 108 College Street Anna Melissa Hicks Bain (1834-1906), widow of John Alexander Bain, built this house in 1865 on 6.75 acres of land east of the town square of Farmersville. ... 22406 Bankhead Highway in Collin County 1310 Hwy 66 Known as the Broadway of America and one of the nation’s earliest transcontinental highways, the Bankhead highway was created through the federal ... 305 Barnes-Largent House 618 W. Louisiana St. (corner of Bradley and Louisiana Sts), McKinney This home was built about 1910 for Joe and Florence (Largent) Barnes on part of the land acquired by her father, prominent McKinney merchant W.B. ... 13498 Bear Creek Cemetery 2 mi. NW of Nevada on CR 544 In the middle to late 19th century, settlers in this area established the community of Empire. Residents organized the Bear Creek Methodist Episcopal ... 23668 Bethany Cemetery 1313 Custer Rd. Nestled between Russell and Spring Creeks, the community of Bethany emerged when a group of families from Kentucky settled on the rich grazing land ... 12926 Bethlehem Baptist Church 16167 CR 665 Bethlehem Baptist Church Bethlehem Baptist Church was established in 1854. Gifts provided land for a church and cemetery: in 1859, from Hugh and ... 398 Beverly-Harris House 604 Parker St., McKinney 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 ... 18078 Blue Ridge Main Street, town square Located in northeast Collin County and positioned between Desert and Pilot Grove Creeks, Blue Ridge was named for its hilltop location and the blue-flowering ... 14182 Blue Ridge Methodist Church Christ United Church, S side Wesley Lane 0.2 mi. W of SH 78. Marker is near church entrance. The town of Blue Ridge was established in 1876. Four years later, the Rev. W. L. Fagg donated land for a Methodist Protestant Church. He served as ... 17575 Bowman Cemetery 2700 Oak Grove BOWMAN CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1868 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2008 485 Bradley Cemetery Wilson Creek Pkwy., N side 150 feet W of Steeple Ridge Ct. Edward Bradley, his wife Nancy, and their family came to this area from Kentucky in the 1840s as members of the Peters Colony. They built a log ... 22846 Brinlee Cemetery Brinlee Cemetery, N side PR 5286 0.4 mi W of CR 472 via CR 473. Map dot approximate. In 1824, Hiram Brinlee (1807-1885) and his brother George traveled with the Collin McKinney family from Kentucky to Texas. On that wagon train ... 18600 Brown Cottage Northeast corner of W. Jefferson St. and N. Jackson Ave. 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) J. (Housewright) ... 554 Buckner Cemetery Buckner Cemetery, N side of W. University Dr. (US 380), 0.2 mi. W of N. Hardin Blvd. 1988 subject marker and 2001 HTC marker. The land surrounding this historic cemetery was part of a grant obtained by John McGarrah, a member of the Peters Colony who arrived in this area ... 23435 Buckner Cemetery marker pending marker pending 578 Burton House 515 W. Hunt St., McKinney Completed in 1910, this house was built for prominent business and civic leaders Newton A. Burton (d.1955) and Laura (Wallace) Burton (d.1964). Designed ...

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13243 Central National Road of the Republic of Texas SE corner CR 596 and CR 641 During its brief existence, the Congress of the Republic of Texas made significant efforts to plan for the inevitable increase in settlement. One ... 16889 Chambersville CR 206 (Chambersville Road) between Chambersville Community Hall and Chambersville United Methodist Church Elisha and Margaret (Peggy) Ann Mannon Chambers immigrated to Texas in 1847 with their seven children. Elisha took up two headrights in Collin and ... 14944 Chambersville Cemetery Chambersville Cemetery, NE corner CR 206 (Chambersville Road) and CR 281 Elisha and Margaret Ann (Mannon) Chambers came to Texas from Indiana in 1847. Their infant son Lewis Cass Chambers died in 1853 and they donated ... 15801 Chambersville Methodist Church Chambersville United Methodist Church, W side CR 206 (Chambersville Road), 0.1 mi. N of CR 205 (E. Cottage Hill Parkway). Established in 1905, Chambersville Methodist Church has served this community for more than 100 years. From Chambersville's founding in 1847 until ... 6204 Charles C. Stibbens at Saint Paul Cemetery, Saint Paul Road (FM 2514), Saint Paul (May 14, 1810-March 31, 1879) A native of Maryland, Charles C. Stibbens came to Texas about 1835. He served in the Army during the Texas Revolution, ... 6163 Charles P. and Sallie G. Heard Home 524 West Hunt Street, McKinney This residence was constructed by local merchant and cotton broker Charles P. Heard (d. 1937) and his wife Sallie (Galbreath) (d. 1949), McKinney ... 17547 City of Wylie Southwest corner of State Hwy 78 & Ballard Avenue Located in south central Collin County, Wylie and Nickelville began as settlements on the west side of the east fork of the Trinity River. Pioneers ... 930 Coffman Cemetery 2 miles W of Anna on FM 455, then about 1/2 mile South on VS. 75 frontage rd to cemetery. This cemetery, which dates to the mid-19th century, is on land donated by early settler John Coffman (1804-1880). His son, George W. Coffman (1840-1913), ... 947 Collin County On Old Courthouse Grounds, at the corner of Kentucky and Louisiana Gts. McKinney Formed from Fannin County. Created April 3, 1846. Organized July 13, 1846. Named in honor of Collin McKinney 1766-1861, land surveyor, signer of ... 949 Collin County Farm From I-H 75 in McKinney, take FM 3088 Virginia Pwky W about 1.3 miles to Hardin Rd, Go South about 1/2 mi. to marker on west side of Rd. As early as 1858 Collin County had a system for providing relief to its indigent citizens. This property was acquired in 1886 and became known as ... 950 Collin County Prison S. Kentucky St., E side between Louisiana and Davis streets Designed by F.E. Ruffini, architect of numerous public buildings in Texas in the late 19th century, this High Victorian Italianate structure served ... 6179 Collin McKinney Finch Park, S side of W. Christian Street near basketball courts. Bronze plaque installed on stone pillar. The Collin McKinney house was moved from N of Anna to Finch Park in McKinney in 1936. The house burned in 1980. Texas patriot and statesman. One of committee of five that wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence; one of its fifty-nine signers, March 2, 1836. ... 17483 Collinsworth Cemetery Mid 3000 block Vermillion Drive South of Parker Road in Preston Lakes Subdivision COLLINSWORTH CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1895 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2002 22591 Community Independent School District Community Independent School District, Ellis Educational Center. Marker is near parking lot N of the building, facing CR 543. In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Collin County attracted numerous settlers who organized several schools for their children. Eventually ... 17792 Copeville Hwy 78, just north of intersection with FM 1778 (old train depot site) KENTUCKY NATIVE JOHN MILES COPE, WHO SETTLED IN COLLIN COUNTY IN 1848 WITH HIS PARENTS AND BROTHER, HELPED ORGANIZE THE COPEVILLE COMMUNITY (ORIGINALLY ... 1061 Corinth Presbyterian Church 5609 E. Parker Rd. (FM 2514), Parker Pioneer settler C.A. McMillen established the Corinth Society Church of August 2, 1846. Thought to be the oldest continuing church congregation in ... 1073 Cottage Hill Methodist Church and Cemetery 4 mi East of Celina on FM 455. then South about 2 miles on 2478 to cemetery on E. Side of Rd (church and marker are behind cemetery) According to local tradition this Methodist Church traces its origin to pioneer religious gatherings organized by the Rev. John Culwell and held ... 15750 Crossroads Cemetery County Road 94 and FM 455 The local Baptist community built a church in 1882 approximately three miles east of Celina, just north of the present Crossroads Cemetery. The property, ... 1121 Crouch-Perkins House 205 N. Church St., McKinney A fine example of Queen Anne architecture, this home was built in 1887 for Joe H. and Clara Letson Crouch. It was sold in 1906 to F. Dudley Perkins ...

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1570 Fanny Finch Elementary School 1205 S. Tennessee, McKinney Laura Frances (Fanny) Shipe (1866-1942) was born in Woodstock, Va., and educated in Texas. In 1890, after teaching at McKinney's Collegiate Institute, ... 1574 Farmersville Farmersville Parkway, N side 300 feet E of SH 78 Originated 1849 as a settlement on the Jefferson-McKinney Road, and near Republic of Texas National Road. Named by pioneers for their chief occupation. ... 13927 Farmersville I.O.O.F. Cemetery Sycamore St, 0.25 mi. E of SH 78 Farmersville is one of the oldest towns in Collin County. It has historic ties to the antebellum (pre-Civil War) era of Texas and the pioneer settlement ... 13979 Farmersville Masonic Lodge No. 214, A.F. & A.M. 101 S. Main St. This Romanesque Revival structure, built in 1888-89, housed a second story fraternal hall above a first floor mercantile. One of the earliest surviving ... 24150 First Baptist Church of Copeville marker pending marker pending 6133 First Baptist Church of Farmersville 104 S. Washington St., Farmersville Fifteen charter members, meeting under a brush arbor at this site on May 14, 1865, organized the First Baptist Church and chose the Rev. John C. ... 17793 First Baptist Church of Josephine 310 Lottie Street In 1888, Mr. And Mrs. Sam Tarrant recruited several local families to meet with Baptist Missionary Rev. Petty at the Reed’s chapel Methodist Episcopal ... 22834 First Baptist Church of Lavon First Baptist Church, W side Main Street S of Boyd Court For years, Baptists in the Lavon area worshipped in the two-story Lavon School House, alternating Sundays with the Presbyterian, Methodist and ... 1598 First Baptist Church of McKinney at Drexel Street 704 Drexel St. McKinney This congregation was organized in April 1882 under the direction of the Rev. A.R. Griggs. Originally known as the Second Baptist Church, the fellowship ... 1655 First Baptist Church of Melissa On church campus, southeast of main sanctuary 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. ... 1659 First Baptist Church of Murphy FM 544 at Murphy Rd (FM 2551) (S.W. corner) Murphy. In 1900, twelve years after the founding of Murphy, local resident Mrs. May Cockrell directed the formation of this congregation. Aware of the need ... 1665 First Baptist Church of Plano 3665 W. President George Bush Hwy, Formerly at 1300 E 15th Street This congregation, established as the Spring Creek Baptist Church in 1852, built its first sanctuary on Spring Creek about two miles south of here ... 12880 First Baptist Church of Wylie 100 N. First First Baptist Church of Wylie This congregation has its origins in the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Nickleville, which met in private homes ... 1706 First Christian Church of Anna Corner of Fifth and Sherley Sts., Anna Liberty Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), one of the earliest Christian churches in Texas, was founded in northern Collin County by pioneer ... 1713 First Christian Church of McKinney 1800 W. Hunt St., McKinney This congregation was formed on April 1, 1848, when about 20 persons gathered to worship at the home of Nancy and Joseph Bryson Wilmeth (1807-1892). ... 1715 First Christian Church of Plano marker is near circular drive at corner of 15th Street and Avenue H Kentucky natives William and Ruth Forman moved to Texas in 1846, and acquired land that included the future location of Plano. The Forman's daughter ... 1718 First Christian Church of Weston On FM 455, 1 blk N of it's intersection with FM 543 in Weston 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 ... 18554 First Methodist Church of Allen 601 S. Greenville Ave. Methodists were among the earliest settlers in Collin County. A group of thirteen pioneers met at Joseph Russell’s log cabin close to present-day ... 6151 First Methodist Church of Farmersville corner of Main and Houston Streets, Farmersville This congregation traces its beginning to organized Methodist classes conducted in 1856 by the Rev. J.W. Chalk in a local schoolhouse west of the ... 6152 First Methodist Church of Plano First United Methodist Church Plano, W side E. Spring Creek Parkway N of Parker Road 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 ... 6153 First National Bank Building 110 North Tennessee Avenue McKinney Entrepreneur Francis Emerson (1815-1905) founded a McKinney banking firm in 1869, which developed into the First National Bank in 1882. First National ... 6154 First National Bank of Farmersville corner of McKinney and Johnson Streets, Farmersville Named for the occupation of many of its citizens, the town of Farmersville was founded in the mid 1850s. A private bank, the Exchange Bank was established ... 6155 First Presbyterian Church of McKinney 2000 West White Street McKinney This fellowship was the first congregation in Collin county affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in the United States, a denomination established ... 14623 First Presbyterian Church of Plano 1500 Jupiter Rd. 17268 First Presbyterian Church of Prosper SW corner of Coleman and First 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 ... 6156 First United Methodist Church of McKinney corner of Church and Lamar Streets McKinney This congregation originated in 1851 as a mission of the Dallas Circuit. At first it met in the county courthouse, Masonic hall, or a union church ... 6157 Forest Grove Christian Church 1.8 miles south of McKinney on SH 5, then 4.1 miles southeast on FM 1378 (Country Club Road) This church traces its origin to informal prayer meetings held in 1847 at the home of William and Mary (Syndusky) Snider. American revolutionary ... 6158 Fox-Caldwell House 311 North College Street, McKinney This house was built in 1915 by George W. and Lula Fox. George Fox, the descendant of one of Collin county's pioneer families, was a local Realtor ... 18081 Frankford East side of the bridge about a mile east of the intersection of Hilton Head Drive and the North Dallas Tollway. The site of the former town of Frankford consists of the three-acre wagon yard, five-acre Frankford church area and three-acre cemetery. The town ... 6159 Frankford Cemetery 17400 Muirfield Dr. In the early days of settlement, this area served as a stop for cattle drives and for travelers on the Preston Road. Later the community of Frankford, ... 6160 Frankford Church south end of Muirfield Drive, Dallas, north of Frankford Cemetry The White Rock Masonic Lodge Hall served as a schoolhouse and church building for the early Frankford community. Among the worshipers were a group ... 17904 Fred Schimelpfenig Building 1017 E 15th Street This building was built in 1884 by the Sanger Brothers and was made into the most prosperous dry goods store in Plano by Frederick Schimelpfenig. ... 6161 Frisco Methodist Church 7659 Preston Road (SH 289) at the corner of John Wesley Drive in Frisco Area frontier settlers William and Frances Rogers, Peter and Sarah Teel, and Elizabeth Rogers, and the Rev. Joab Biggs, a Methodist circuit-riding ... 17481 Frognot Community FM 981 in the Frognot Community about 1/4 mile west of the intersection of Collin County Road 671 Situated near creeks and branches in a valley east of Blue Ridge, the Frognot community (also known as Frog Not, Frog Nod, Frogknot) has a number ...

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22621 Gallagher House 415 N. Ballard Avenue Designed as an American Foursquare house with Craftsman details, the Gallagher House is a local example of an early 20th century upper-middle class ... 6177 George McGarrah Cemetery from McKinney, take Eldorado Parkway about 4 miles east to Lakeforest Road, go north to North Briar Ridge Circle, go west to Old McGarrah Road, go north to Cemetery on west side of road A member of the Peters Colony, George McGarrah (1804-1879) brought his family to this area in the 1840s. Prior to his arrival in Texas, McGarrah ... 6203 George Washington Smith Blue Ridge Cemetery at the intersection of 1378 and FM 981 in Blue Ridge (1796?-1876?) Born in Wilson county, Tennessee, George Washington Smith came to Texas in 1834 with his wife Elizabeth Briggs. He fought in the Texas ... 23898 Glass-Chapman Cemetery CR 610 Established in December 1854 in the Old Rock Quarry Community, the Glass-Chapman Cemetery is the final resting place of generations of the Glass ... 6162 Gough-Hughston House Louisiana St., N side between N. Bass and B. Waddill streets. Marker is affixed to house on private property. James Rowland Gough (1860-1916), a McKinney attorney, built this residence in 1898. He served as state representative and senator from this area. ... 6214 Governor James Webb Throckmorton Corner of Industrial Blvd and S. McDonald St. (SH 5), outside the fence at the Pecan Grove Cemetery next to Pecan Grove Memorial Park marker in McKinney. (February 1, 1825 - April 21, 1894) A doctor's son, James W. Throckmorton was born in Tennessee. He migrated with his parents to the Texas frontier ... 24309 Granville Lively marker pending marker pending 13520 Grounds Cemetery N of Blue Ridge on US 78, left on FM 576 2.4 mi. Grounds Cemetery Established 1875 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005 17962 Gus Wilson Wilson Family Cemetery Augustus M. Wilson was a self-made man who lived in Collin County nearly his whole life, giving his fortune away to needy community members. He was ... 23808 Gussie Nell Davis 132 McKinney St. Educator Gussie Nell Davis was a role model to many young girls and women through her creation of the first girls’ drill team in America. Born to ...

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6205 J. D. Stiff Home 520 West Hunt Street McKinney John David Stiff (1853-1909) and his wife Blanche (Duer) (1866-1950) built this residence in 18934, the same year the first of their two children ... 6195 James Calvin Rhea House 801 North College Street (corner of Lela and College Streets), McKinney 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 ... 16788 James Waller Thomas House 206 S. Benge Street 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 ... 13961 John Elias and Ida May Herrington House NW corner CR 176 (Lone Star Road) and CR 173 on private property. Missouri native John Elias Herrington (1863-1926), and his wife, Ida May (Douglas) (1870-1951), built this Queen Anne house in 1902 in the Lone Star ... 1548 John Faires House Chestnut Square 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 ... 6176 John Martin House 805 Howell Street (corner of Howell and Parker Streets) McKinney 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. ... 6181 John Myers McKinney Off Forest Grove Rd. on private property. Map dot approximate. (1781-1847) Born in Surry county, North Carolina, J.M. McKinney was the son of James and Mary (Ballard) McKinney. In 1809 he married Peggy Margot ... 6164 John S. and Rachel W. Heard House 315 North College Street McKinney Arkansas native and Confederate soldier John Spenser Heard (1841-1933) joined his family here in McKinney about 1865. He married Rachel Wilson in ... 17276 Josephine Josephine City Park located at South Main Street and Swanson Street in Josephine The City of Josephine began as a gift when the St. Louis Southwestern Railway began construction in the area in 1887. Jesse Hubbard donated four ...

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6200 L. A. Scott Home 513 West Louisiana (corner of Louisiana and College Streets) McKinney 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 ... 23603 Lair Cemetery marker pending marker pending 17508 Lavon Near intersection of Business Hwy 78 and Forder Street on east side of the road Located in southeastern Collin County, the rich soils of the Blackland Prairie and the water provided by Bear Creek attracted settlers to the Lavon ... 18079 Lavon School 120 School Road The first school in the community of Lavon was a two-story brick building. In 1910, the Little Creek School, which was organized in 1885, closed ... 6216 Law Office of James W. Throckmorton 111 West Virginia Avenue, McKinney Texas Governor (1866-1867). Front remodeled but interior unchanged. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966 6173 Lee Lodge No. 435, A.F. & A.M. 101 South Church Street, Prosper 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 ... 6174 Liberty Baptist Church 5701 West Park Blvd. about 1.7 miles west of Preston Road on north side of road (now called Willow Bend) Plano Settlers met for worship in Henry Cook's remote log cabin known as "Lonesome House". Liberty Baptist Church was formed on Feb. 16, 1850. Elder Eli ... 6175 Lovejoy School FM 1378, 3 mi. S of the intersection of FM 1378 and FM 2786 (Stacey Road), Fairview Lovejoy School was created in 1917 by the consolidation of Forest Grove and Lick Springs schools. It was named for Mrs. J.L. Lovejoy (d. 1939), a ...

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16694 Mantua east side of Joe K. Bryant Elementary School On Februrary 23, 1854, William C. McKinney, James W. Throckmorton, John A. Throckmorton, and Joseph Wilcox set aside twenty-five acres for the town ... 17669 Mathews General Store 1013 E. 15th Street 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 ... 15725 Maxwell Cemetery North Maxwell Creek Drive 6178 McKinney on SH5, about 1 mile north of intersection of SH5 and US 380 - McKinney 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) ... 6182 McLarry Cemetery on McLarry Road about 2 miles north of McKinney off IH-75 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 ... 17250 McMillen Cemetery Take Murphy Road North past McMillen High School to McMillen Road. Turn right (East) and travel approximately 0.3 miles. The cemetery will be on the right (South) side of road. McMILLEN CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1901 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2010 13505 McMinn Chapel Cemetery N on FM 1138, W on FM 1778 1/4 mi. This cemetery served settlers of what was known as the McMinn community. Both the community and cemetery are named for John W. and Evaline McMinn, ... 6183 Melissa Cemetery 1 1/2 miles west of Melissa via Fannin Road, between SH5 and US 75 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 ... 16721 Melissa Cemetery 422 Melissa Rd. East HTC Medallion only 6184 Melissa Christian Church corner of Central and Harrison Streets, Melissa This congregation traces its origin to religious gatherings in a local schoolhouse as early as 1868. The church's first sanctuary, built near this ... 6185 Melissa School corner of Cooper and Santa Fe Street - Melissa The first schoolhouse to serve the residents of Melissa was constructed on land acquired in 1882 by trustees James Graves, John Gibson and George ... 6186 Millwood and Millwood Cemetery 4.25 miles south and east of Lavon on FM 2755, then about 1/2 mile south and west on CR 535 to Cemetery Named for a lumber mill established nearby about 1846, Millwood contained a post office, several businesses, and lumber, grist, and flour mills by ... 6187 Muncey Massacre 2800 Spring Creek Pkwy., on Collin County Community College Spring Creek campus, Plano 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 ... 17828 Murphy Community 206 N. Murphy Road Murphy was primarily an agricultural community from 1880-1970. Murphy thrived in farming and ranching because of its location in the Blackland Prairie ... 18425 Murphy Family Cemetery North Maxwell Creek Drive near Tom Clevenger Drive The Murphy Family Cemetery has been identified with the Murphy Community since William A. Murphy (1816-1909) set aside land for a private family ... 17317 Murphy School 205 North Murphy Road/FM 2551 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 ...

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6191 Pecan Grove Memorial Park in the 1600 block of South McDonald Street (SH 5), McKinney 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 ... 6192 Plano Cemetery H Place and 12th Street, Plano 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 ... 13666 Plano High School and Gymnasium 1517 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 ... 6193 Plano Mutual Cemetery 18th Street and Jupiter Road, Plano 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 ... 6194 Plano National Bank/I.O.O.F. Lodge Building 1001 E. 15th St. 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) ... 17025 Pleasant Grove Cemetery Pleasant Grove Cemetery, FM 2756, N side 0.6 mi. E of FM 1377. Marker is 120 feet N of FM 2756 behind historic church. Malissa (Dodson) Sides became the first person to be buried on this site in March 1891. Believed to have been half Native American, Mrs. Sides and ... 14359 Pleasant Hill Cemetery CR 800, E side 0.5 mi. S of CR 590, marker at cemetery entrance 300 feet E of CR 800. Map dot approximate. This cemetery served early settlers of the rural area which later developed as the Nevada community. Also known as South Church Cemetery, this burial ... 13510 Prairie Grove Cemetery E of Farmersville on US 380, then S on FM 547, W on FM 643 The Prairie Grove Cemetery served residents of the Aleo community from the late 1800s until the middle of the 20th century. The burial ground has ... 23962 Price House 801 W. Louisiana St. After marrying Kate Page (1877-1956) in 1901, Walter T. Price (1875-1956) became a successful McKinney pharmacist and real estate agent before transitioning ... 22847 Princeton Cemetery marker pending marker pending 15245 Prosper Prosper Post Office parking lot, SE corner E. Broadway St. (FM 1193) and S. Coleman St. Prosper grew from two early settlements, Rock Hill and Richland. When the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railroad bypassed the two communities, ... 17335 Prosper United Methodist Church Southeast corner of Third Street and 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 ... 14289 Public Education in Anna Facing S. Sherley Ave. (FM 2862), east side, south of E. 7th St. The earliest citizens of Anna were determined that their children should have the best educational opportunities possible. Founded in 1883 with a ...

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17895 W. D. McFarlin Building 1011 E. 15th Street This building was purchased by W.D. McFarlin in 1885 and is considered one of the oldest brick buildings in Plano. A fire in 1895 destroyed the original ... 6217 Waddill-Morris Homesite 302 West Lamar Street McKinney 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 ... 6218 Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church FM 2478, 3 miles north of US 380, 8 miles west of McKinney 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 ... 17123 Westminster College Westminster Baptist Church, NE corner E. Public Rd. and N. Georgia Ave. In 1887, Rev. J.M. Harder founded Seven Points College, now called Westminster College, as an institute of higher learning for Collin County. Between ... 6207 William and Charlotte Stone House "Stonehaven" 1450 South Ballard Street, House was moved in 12/2015 from corner of Ballard Ave. and Alanis Dr. 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 ... 6172 William B. Largent House 110 South Bradley Street - McKinney 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 ... 6213 William Clinton and Anna Belle Thompson House 1207 West Louisiana Street, McKinney William Clinton (Clint) Thompson, and his wife Anna Belle (Wofford), prominent local newspaper owners and civic leaders, built this house in 1894 ... 13194 Williams Cemetery McKinney, 1.5 mi. W of US 75 and .25 mi. N of intersection of Eldorado Pkwy and Harding Blvd. 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 ... 14335 Wilson Creek House 1727 Choate Pkwy. In 1901 W. W. Wilson (1859-1937), an employee of the Cotton Belt Railroad system, moved to Plano. He married Alice Bell (d. 1945) the following year. ... 6221 Woodlawn Cemetery 3 miles northeast of McKinney via US 380, FM 1827 and FM 2933, cemetery is off FM 2933 on Private Property This cemetery, located along the historic lower Bonham Road on the site of the Old Rock Rest Church and School, was first used during the 1870s. ... 17193 Wylie Cemetery east side of 5th Street at Masters IN 1889, THE WYLIE CEMETERY COMPANY PURCHASED SEVERAL TOWN LOTS, TOTALING ABOUT FIVE ACRES, FROM THE GULF, COLORADO & SANTA FE RAILROAD AND ESTABLISHED ... 6223 Wylie Methodist Church 109 West Jefferson (corner of Jefferson and Jackson Streets) Wylie This congregation traces its history to the 1850s, when several Methodist families moved to this area of Collin county. Early worship services were ...