Loy Lake Park

Subject: Loy Lake Park Tue 05 Aug 2008, 7:44 pm

I don't think anybody ever told about the outdoor history park outside Denison. Here it is.

Mari

http://www.txgenweb3.org/txgrayson/frontierv.html

Subject: Re: Loy Lake Park Tue 05 Aug 2008, 9:11 pm

Mari, we did visit the park (as you know) a few years ago and found the collection of historic structures to be outstanding. Too, the records of the employees of the railroad (MKT?) which had been donated to the museum.is very valuable to genealogists. Might these have been cataloged since then (there were lots of little index cards to cataloge Wink

)?
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Loy Lake Park Wed 13 Aug 2008, 8:43 pm

Mari ... I found the little pamphlet which we were given when we visited Grayson County Frontier Village. Each of the structures bears an important and sometimes, poignant history. Here are two of them:

"The Ansley-Davis Cabin was built by M. C. Davis in 1839 just southwest of where Denison was later located. Rev. Sumner Bacon held Cumberland Presbyterian services in the cabin which bears an official Presbyterian Historical Society marker."

"BULLOCK/BASS HOUSE-- Built in Sherman in 1850 by Dr. Randolph Bullock and later sold to Col. T.C. Bass. It was the first home moved to Grayson County Frontier Village (1967) and restored. It had the fist glass windows in Grayson County."

... and, it is lovely sunny

~ Photos and text drawn from pamphlet distributed by Grayson County Frontier Village

Check it out Exclamation

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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Loy Lake Park Sat 16 Aug 2008, 2:35 pm

It would be fun to go up there sometime. Ty for telling about it Mari.

Madelyn.

Subject: Re: Loy Lake Park Wed 20 Aug 2008, 7:14 pm

I was reading in another little information sheet covering the Frontier Village that indeed, it was in the Ansley-Davis Cabin that the "Rev. Sumner Bacon, 'The Apostle of Texas,' organized the Pilot Knobs Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1842, the first organized congregation in Grayson County, Texas."

When the roll is called up yonder ...

The Texas Historical Marker set upon the Ansley-Davis Cabin reads:

"Blacksmith Micajah C. Davis (1790-1860), one of the founders of Grayson County, erected this cabin about 1840 at Iron Ore Creek Settlement near present Denison. The pioneer home was built of hand-hewn oak logs with a plank floor. Sold in 1870 to Josephus R. Ansley (1826-1873) and his wife Gilley (1826-1915), the cabin was later occupied by their son Will (1861-1952). Mr. and Mrs. John Summers purchased the structure in 1953 and donated it in 1972 to the Old Settlers Village. The cabin was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1976."

Also, Mari, there was the Longford House at Grayson County Frontier Village. Our pamphlet alerts the visitor to " ... try to Imagine life during a cholera epidemic as you survey the Longford home where portions of the ceiling planks are missing that were used to make coffins." Sad

Our kids need look no further than their own forebears to find heroes possessing the greatest degree of courage.

I believe that the Longford House was of frame construction (but could be of logs beneath). Do you happen to know? That is all I have here concerning its past.

And, we are planning to visit Loy Lake Park in the Fall Exclamation

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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
~~~ from the perspective of Anne Seagraves

Subject: Re: Loy Lake Park Thu 21 Aug 2008, 10:06 am

Yes we are very blessed.

M.

Subject: Re: Loy Lake Park Thu 21 Aug 2008, 3:53 pm

Holly is that house your were asking about the one with the old walpaper still hanging?

I'm glad ya'll like the idea of visitng the park. It's a great place.

Hugs,
Mari