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Site of Early Grayson County Settlement - Whitemound

Tom Bean, Grayson County

Marker Text

Named for two large white mounds of rock nearby. Settled 1849 by Henry Lackey and his 9 children, from Missouri. Town grew up around A. S. Lackey grist mill. It had a post office, churches, businesses, several doctors, and Bosworth Academy. Most residents moved away after Cotton Belt Railroad bypassed this site in 1888.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description On FM 902, in Whitemound community, just west of Tom Bean
Marker # 11559
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 24" x 18"
Code cities and towns; settlements
Latitude, Longitude 33.517043, -96.508976

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