Trinity Mills Community - Carrollton, TX
N 32° 58.735 W 096° 55.338
14S E 694154 N 3650866
City of Carrollton historic site marker commemorating the vanished community of Trinity Mills, today part of Carrollton, TX, but still remembered on local road signs.
Waymark Code: WMKHCQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2014
Views: 2
This weathered marker stands in front of a small park, at the intersection of Mayes Rd and Ismaili Center Circle, and it says:
About 1851, brothers W.H. and Preston Witt began building a steam mill on the property of brother-in-law A.W. Perry 1/10 mile north of here to serve settlers in Dallas and Denton counties. In 1855, Perry sold his interest to W.H. Witt. By 1858, a store and post office named Trinity Mills were added. The Scott family bought the business after the Civil War. They later platted and sold 50 acres to the railroad for a depot. The community prospered by farming and mining gravel but eventually the store closed in 1915; the depot in 1923. The gravel operation ceased in 1966.
Group that erected the marker: City of Carrollton, TX
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Mayes Rd and Ismaili Center Circle
Carrollton, TX USA
75006
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