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[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Binion Homestead]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Binion Homestead in Pilot Grove, Texas. Text: Georgia Natives Thomas Noel Binion (1827-1900) and Pauline Walker Binion (1829-1915) migrated to Texas after the Civil War. They moved to the Oxford community in Grayson County where they purchased this 107-acre farm in 1871. Thomas and Pauline died, they were buried in the family cemetery Northwest of their homestead. The farm was inherited by their children. Eddie Binion became a merchant in… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

Pilot Grove Quadrangle

Description: Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1974
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 33.44 -96.44
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Photograph of Pilot Grove Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of the front of Pilot Grove Baptist Church in Pilot Grove, Texas. One of the windows has a cross in the stained glass and there is a small tower with a cross at the top of it. There are two entrances to the church on either side with a few steps leading up to them.
Date: [2011-12..2012-03]
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Pilot Grove Baptist Church]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Pilot Grove Baptist Church in Pilot Grove, Texas. Text: This congregation traces its history to the establishment of the United Baptist Church here in 1848 on 3.5 acres of land donated by Hezakiah Warden. By 1850 the town of Pilot Grove contained the Baptist Church, a post office, grist mill, drugstore, several saloons, and a cotton gin. Warden donated an acre of land along Pilot Grove Creek to the Baptist Church in 1854. Pilot Grove Bapt… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[State Historical Survey Committee Marker: Pilot Grove]

Description: Photograph of the State Historical Survey Committee marker for Pilot Grove, Texas. Text: Founded in early 1850's on Bonham-McKinney stage line called Lick Skillet, renamed, 1858, for J.P. Dumas' Ranch site of Lee-Peacock Feud, 1865-1871 between ex-Confederate Capt. Bob Lee with his gold and union supporter Lewis Peacock although Lee was killed in 1865 his followers carried on the flight until Peacock was shot. (1966)
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, August 30, 1885]

Description: This letter is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Laura Jernigan, who was cousin to Charles. In her letter, Jernigan states that she has not kept up correspondence with Charles and Mary due to her daily chores, but also because she was ill for a month with a cough that wouldn't go away. She notes that she is ill again with a cold, though she has no cough this time. She updates Charles on family who have visited her and details that her and the children will be traveling to S… more
Date: August 30, 1885
Creator: Jernigan, Laura
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Pilot Grove Quadrangle

Description: Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 2010
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: 33.44 -96.44
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Typed copy of letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]

Description: Typed copy of a letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields. It is typed on yellow paper, and some words or phrases are missing.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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