Details for Towash
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5217005512
Data
| 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. |