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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.
Towash is a historical marker in Whitney, Hill County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 104 historical markers documented in Hill County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 199 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.9220, -97.3724 near Whitney. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bass Fishing in Texas (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Old Whitney, and Whitney.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5217005512. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Towash” names 2 distinct records in Hill County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1967 in Whitney. The others:
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