Whitesboro (1975)

Settlers moved to this site after Ambrose B. White (1811-83) camped here on his way west from Illinois in 1848. His inn here was on the Butterfield Stage route after 1858. The post office, opened in 1860, was named for White, who surveyed (1869) the townsite with Dr. W. H. Trolinger (1827-95), donor of land for a park. When Whitesboro incorporated in 1873, White was elected its first mayor. The Denison & Pacific Railroad, later part of the Missouri, Kansas, & Texas, arrived in 1879; the Texas & Pacific in 1881. Today the area's economy is based on recreational facilities and peanut production.

Whitesboro is a historical marker in Whitesboro, Grayson County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 144 historical markers documented in Grayson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 208 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.6558, -96.9062 near Whitesboro. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bennett-Richardson House (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Mary Florence Cowell, Diamond Horse Ranch, and Whitesboro.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5181011560. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.