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Who Named Whitewright Texas and Why It Got Its Name
A historical survey concludes Whitewright was named for William Whitewright, an official of the M K T railroads, with no evidence of a Jim Whitewright. The townsite was donated and the area grew as a local trade center after its 1878 establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Christian
Whitewright
William
Jim
Handbook
Grayson County
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Saint Louis
Southwestern
Jim Whitewright
Ed Perry
John S
Sallie J. Gowdy
Christopher
Mary E. Sears
George W
Lavinia Blanton
Denison Herald
Perry Avenue
Edward Perry
Kirkpatrick
Rev
W.A. Kirkpatrick
Bonham
Grayson County College
Old Grayson College
Presbyterian
Laura
Nora
Vera
Velma
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Texas Historical Foundation
Vera Kirkpatrick Hickman
New York
Texas Secretary of State
William Whitewright
Denison and Southeastern Railway Company
W. Whitewright
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Extension Railway Company
Denison and Southeastern
Denison and Pacific
M.e.&textension Railway
New York City
William, Jr
Union Trust Company
West 22Nd Street
William-white
Scotland
Ireland
Whitewright Sun
E.C. Gibson
Gibson
M-K-T