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 Frognot Community
N 33° 18.207 W 096° 21.283
14S E 746296 N 3688050
Texas Historical Marker giving some background on the community of Frognot, TX. While the community still exists, there isn't much to make you aware that it's here, although there are a few water towers bearing the name...
Waymark Code: WMMNT9
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2014
Views: 6
Frognot Water Supply Well #1 is just east of the marker, on the south side of FM 981, while Frognot Water Supply Well #2 is north of the intersection of FM 981 and TX 78, on the west side of the road. There are photos in the gallery, and some other photos here. ( visit link)
Marker Number: 17481
Marker Text:
Situated near creeks and branches in a valley east of Blue Ridge, the Frognot community (also known as Frog Not, Frog Nod, Frogknot) has a number of theories as to the origins of its name. Most of these theories involve frogs that appear in the nearby Indian Creek following a rain. Several theories are associated with the nearby Dixon Consolidated School, which served as the foundation for the establishment of the community in the early 1900s. The school was founded in 1913 on land from Stephen Arnold Douglas Box. The school had a strict schoolmaster, Mr. Homer Parkins, who would not allow kids to bring frogs they captured in the creek to school. This policy evolved into several stories as to the origin of the community name. Another theory is that soon after the community was founded, the people attempted to eradicate the overabundant frog population. Within a short time, they virtually wiped out the frog populace, giving the community the name Frognot. Some believe that the community began as Frog Nod because the frogs were extremely loud while nodding off to sleep, and eventually became Frognot. Another theory is that the residents did not want a noisy railroad switch, which is also known as a railroad frog, and thus the community was named Frog Not.
In the late 1930s, John and Ollie McGuffey opened the first general store. A second store was opened in the 1950s by Otis and Hazel Dixon. The Dixon Store served as the social center of the community and was the location of the foundation of the Frognot Water Supply Corporation. The concrete storm cellar from the Dixon School is all that remains of this rural community. (2013)
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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