| Marker Number |
5794 |
| Atlas Number |
5193005794 |
| Marker Title |
Ann Whitney |
| Index Entry |
Whitney, Ann |
| Address |
|
| City |
Hamilton |
| County |
Hamilton |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
583276 |
| UTM Northing |
3508711 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics; educational topics; pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1992 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
located at intersection of US 281 and Francis Marion Rd. (about 7.8 blocks north of Courthouse Square) |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Elizabeth (Ann) Whitney, a native of Missouri, accepted a teaching position at a newly erected rural school located about seven miles north of present day Hamilton in 1867. This school, called the Leon River School, was situated on a rise overlooking the Warlene Valley. On a hot summer afternoon in 1867 Ann and her students were suddenly attacked by Comanche Indians. According to local tradition Ann was repeatedly struck by arrows fired through cracks in the schoolhouse walls. Although fatally injured she nevertheless bravely aided the escape of all but one of her young students. |
