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Towash Cemetery
Photo
courtesy Jen
Basham, September 2018 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Settled by Ioni
Indians who migrated here in 1835 from Louisiana, the name is said
to come from the tribe's leader. As Anglo settlement approached, the
Indians started moving north but still on the Brazos River. By 1850,
the Indians were totally gone, leaving only the name - which the settlers
kept.
In 1854, the Dyer Brothers sought permission from the state to construct
a dam on the Brazos (for a gristmill). The water-powered facility
later served to process wool to make blankets and clothing.
Tragedy occurred in 1863 when a flood destroyed the dam but by 1866,
it had been rebuilt. That same year a post office opened, although
it closed in 1881. Towash decided it needed a post office in the late
1890s but this new one only lasted two years.
At it's peak, Towash had a ferry across the Brazos as well as a blacksmith
and general stores, but Whitney was bigger and drew people and businesses
into its orbit. Flooding occurred again in 1908, removing the dam
and the cotton gin and grist mill as well.
The plan to create Lake Whitney in the early 1950s included the inundation
of Towash. It's one of several Hill
County communities under the lake. |
Towash Cemetery
From Whitney:
FM 933 South, then left on CR 2124 to the cemetery |
"In Memory
of All Armed Services Buried Herein"
Photo
courtesy Jen
Basham, September 2018 |
Cornelius Thomas
tombstone
Photo
courtesy Jen
Basham, September 2018 |
Thomas Plot
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courtesy Jen
Basham, September 2018 |
Towash Cemetery
gate
Photo
courtesy Jen
Basham, September 2018 |
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