Details for Ann Whitney
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5193005793
Data
| Marker Number | 5793 |
| Atlas Number | 5193005793 |
| Marker Title | Ann Whitney |
| Index Entry | Whitney, Ann |
| Address | |
| City | Hamilton |
| County | Hamilton |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 582370 |
| UTM Northing | 3508634 |
| Subject Codes | educational topics; Native Americans; women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year | 1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | located in center of old Hamilton City Cemetery, just off US 281 north 7-8 blocks from courthouse square |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (1839 - 1867) Described as a stout lady with an engaging personality, Elizabeth (Ann) Whitney confirmed that she could be strong, brave, and resourceful on one fateful July day in 1867. Ann was a teacher at a nearby frontier school. Suddenly, during the course of a typical school day, a party of Comanche Indians attacked. Reportedly pierced by 18 arrows during the ordeal, Ann Whitney nevertheless helped all but a young boy escape before dying herself. |