Frontier Spirit - Whitesboro, TX, USA
N 33° 38.976 W 096° 58.543
14S E 687717 N 3725142
Signs indicating a "Point of Interest" along US 82 through the area will point you towards this memorial on the south side of the highway. This memorial is for Henry Crowsey, who dug "Mr. Smithwell," the well at this site.
Waymark Code: WMF4RY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2012
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The sign says:
Frontier Spirit
Henry Crowsey - A well digger
Born Prussia 1851
Died 1943 Cooke Co.
Dug Mr. Smithwell 1890's
Served families, hobos & Army mules of World War I and thousands of migrants to California during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Dedicated to Henry Crowsey and the honorable profession of well diggers.
January 2002
- Embrace the spirit -
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At the time of this waymark's creation (8/2012), Mr. Smithwell was covered by traffic cones. Today, work is complete, and the site has been restored. Notably, Mr. Crowsey is buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in rural Cooke County, Texas, southeast of Gainesville.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Located in a roadside pullout on the south side of US 82
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