Details for Towash

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5217005512

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Marker Number 5512
Atlas Number 5217005512
Marker Title Towash
Index Entry Towash
Address Park Road 47
City Whitney
County Hill
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 653875
UTM Northing 3532942
Subject Codes settlements; ghost towns
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Lake Whitney State Park
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Named for Hainai Indian chief. One of first Hill County settlements. Grist mill and carding machine built, 1850, by S. C. Dyer established Towash as a trade center. By 1879 had 15 business enterprises. Declined after railroad bypass. Ruins inundated by Lake Whitney.

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