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[Photograph of Thompson House #1]

Description: Photograph of information for Thompson House in Denison, Texas. Text: The James G. Thompson house was moved to Grayson County Frontier Village in 1990 having been moved from Nellie Chambers property on PawPaw Hill east of Denison. Mrs. Chambers moved the house to her property from Preston Bend but never got the whole structure. Thompson, Grayson County's first County Judge, also served as postmaster. Thompson being a cabinet maker, with the help of his family and possible slaves, built the "log… more
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Diamond Horse Ranch #1]

Description: Photograph of Diamond Horse Ranch. This photograph is of a marker for the Diamond Station Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Stop at the Diamond Horse Ranch. It reads "The Diamond Station was a stop along the nearly 700 mile stretch across the Lone Star State for the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Line Company. The Butterfield Overland Mail Company held the U.S. Mail contract for the first cross-country trek from St. Louis to San Francisco. marked as the first intercontinental mail route, the But… more
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Hopewell Baptist Church #1]

Description: Photograph of Hopewell Baptist Church in Denison, Texas. The historical marker for the site is set in stone. A black bell rests besides it with a sign above it reading: Terrell-Griggs-Marshall Legacy Park. In the background, playground equipment can be seen.
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Location: 33.760892 -96.542725
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of City of Tom Bean #1]

Description: Photograph of City of Tom Bean. There is a metal building that reads "City of Tom Bean", but most prominent in the photograph are two brick signs that hold a Texas Historical Marker and another plaque.
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44)]

Description: Photograph of Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troop 44) building. The building is made of stone and wood with a wooden door. This is a flag pole in front of the building.
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troup 44)]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Boy Scout Troop 1 (Troup 44) in Van Alstyne, Texas. Text: The U.S. Congress chartered the Boy Scouts of America organization in 1910. Just two years later, three Van Alstyne boys, Rowland Barnett, Otis White, and Rae Nunnallee, received a Boy Scout storybook. Barnett made a Christmas wish and, in March 1913, the Van Alstyne troop received its charter - one of the first in the state. W.F. Barnett, Rowland's father and Van Alstyne school s… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Bennett-Richardson House]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Bennett-Richardson House in Whitesboro, Texas. Text: This residence was built in 1902 for the family of local business leader Bland Bennett and Grace (Dunlap) Bennett. Exhibiting Victorian and classical revival detailing, its prominent features include a 1-story wraparound porch with a pedimented primary entrance, a hopped roof, and corbelled chimneys. Its transitional floor plan is reminiscent of both center passage and American foursqu… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Odd Fellows Hall]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Odd Fellows Hall in Sherman, Texas. Text: Erected in 1875. Third meeting place for Sherman Lodge #45 since organization Sept. 27, 1854. Center of community activity; opened a school (74 students) 11 years before first city public school. At June 21, 1862, meeting all members except one elderly brother left for Confederate service. This meeting was not officially closed until war's end. 3 Grand Masters of Texas and 1 Sovereign Grand Maste… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[State Historical Survey Committee Marker: Grayson County]

Description: Photograph of the State Historical Survey Committee marker for Grayson County in Sherman, Texas. Text: In the mainstream of the Texas history for more than a century, this area was, in 1837, the site of Colonel Holland Coffee's Trading Post, a landmark structure at the Preston Bend Crossing of the Red River. It was a focal point beginning in 1842 for settlers of the important Peters Colony. In 1846 the county was created from part of Fannin County by the 1st State Legislature. It was named for … more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Fort Johnson]

Description: Photograph of the site of Fort Johnson in Pottsboro, Texas. The area is an empty field with a gate blocking a dirt path.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Van Alstyne Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Van Alstyne Cemetery in Van Alstyne, Texas. Text: Established 1846 Historic Texas Cemetery 2005
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Marker: Louis Wilmouth]

Description: Photograph of the marker for Louis Wilmouth in Sadler, Texas. Text: A San Jacinto veteran - born in Kentucky, 1806 - died November 11, 1893. His wife Ellen Vittitoe Wilmouth died January 22, 1896.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Vittitoe Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Vittitoe Cemetery in Whitewright, Texas. Text: This graveyard was begun as a family burial plot by Samuel and Ellen Vittitoe, who settled on land surrounding this site in 1852. Their son, Frank, probably was the first to be buried here sometime before the outbreak of the Civil War, although his headstone is undated, the Vittitoes made it known to the residents of Kentucky Town (1 mi. N.) that their plot was open for burials outside the f… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Grayson College]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Grayson College in Whitewright, Texas. Text: Original Campus Site. Founders: H.L. Piner - F.E. Butler, J.F. Anderson - J.L. Truett. Erected by Ex-students' association.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Kentuckytown Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of Kentuckytown Baptist Church in Whitewright, Texas. A brick sign for the church stands to the left of the photo with a dark metal bell hanging over it. The church itself is a one story brick building with a gabled roof and a white steeple.
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of First Christian Church of Howe]

Description: Photograph of the First Christian Church of Howe in Howe, Texas. The church has steep roofs, and there is either a tower or steeple above the entrance. There are a few steps leading up to the entrance of the church.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Location: 33.506841 -96.612585
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Fred Douglass School]

Description: Photograph of the front of the Fred Douglass School in Sherman, Texas. The building is one-story and has windows all along the sides. There is a bunch of shrubs and a couple of trees in the yard of the school.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Location: 33.645255 -96.606375
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of Sadler Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of front of the Sadler Cemetery in Sadler, Texas. The sign for the cemetery is behind the fence and graves with various different headstones can be seen. Some of the graves have flowers placed in front of them.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Location: 33.667497 -96.847701
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Colbert's Ferry]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Colbert's Ferry in Denison, Texas. Text: Established about 1853 by Benjamin E. Colbert, across it came thousands of immigrants into Texas in the fifties. The stages of the Southern Overland Mail Line, which provided mail and passenger service between St. Louis and San Francisco crossed there, 1858 to 1861. Abandoned in 1931 when a highway bridge spanned the Red River.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[State Historical Survey Committee Marker: Friendship Methodist Church]

Description: Photograph of the State Historical Survey Committee marker for Friendship Methodist Church in Sherman, Texas. Text: Organized 1867 in log schoolhouse, in 1892 built first sanctuary; second, 1914; added Graves Recreation Hall 1958. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Victorian Home]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Whitesboro in Whitesboro, Texas. Text: Victorian home built 1889 by Dr. R.N. Younger, church, banking and school leader. Southern exposure in 10 of 12 rooms and halls, fine beveled mirrors in 3 of 6 hand-carved mantels. Bought 1923 by Sullivans noted teachers, heirs of the first owner of the site.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Photograph of First Presbyterian Church and Manse]

Description: Photograph of First Presbyterian Church. The church is a two-story brick building with stairs leading up to the door. There is a sign for First Presbyterian Church outside. There are two trees in front of the church.
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Location: 33.513886 -96.395537
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West
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