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Torian Log Cabin

Grapevine, Tarrant County

Marker Text

This cabin of hand-hewn logs was built along a creek at the edge of the cross timbers near the pioneer community of Dove. It originally stood on a headright settled in 1845 by Francis Throop, a Peters colonist from Missouri. J.C.Wiley bought the property in 1868. He sold it in 1886 to John R. Torian (1836-1909), a farmer from Kentucky. Torian family members occupied the structure until the 1940s. The cabin was moved about four miles to this site in 1976.

Marker Details

Address 205 Main St.
Location Description 205 Main St. Grapevine
Marker # 5508
Dedicated 1978
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code cabins, log houses; pioneers
Latitude, Longitude 32.939574, -97.078133

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