Historical Marker
Towash
Historical marker location:
Park Road 47, Whitney, Texas
( Lake Whitney State Park)
Marker installed: 1967
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.