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Marker Text: ​Named for Hainai Indian chief. One of first Hill County settlements. Grist mill and carding machine built, 1850, by S. C. Dyer established Towash as a trade center. By 1879 had 15 business enterprises.
​     Declined after railroad bypass. Ruins inundated by Lake Whitney. (1967

Marker No: 5512

Aluminum 14 x 24 Subject Marker 

Geographic: ​31° 55.319′ N, 97° 22.344′ W

Location: Lake Whitney State Park,  Park Road 47, Whitney