MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS, AND HISTORICAL
MARKERS of
COLLIN COUNTY
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ALLEN / McKINNEY
Ridgeview Memorial Park
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Ridgeview is the resting place |
of thousands of veterans. |
Six men are buried there who |
were killed in or during the Vietnam War. |
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| Vernon Wayne Woody Sp5 US Army KIA in Vietnam |
Michael Richard
Ryan Capt. US Air Force Killed in helicopter crash |
Ryan | Darrell U.
George Mahan Cpl. USMC KIA in Vietnam |
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| Martin LeRoy
Rodgers Sp5 US Army KIA in Vietnam |
Rodgers | Charles W. Bill
Bryan Cpl USMC KIA in Vietnam |
Thomas B.
Holdbrooks PFC USMC KIA in Vietnam |
CELINA
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| Veterans Memorial on the square | List of names of those who died in wars. | Back side. | In honor of the POWs |
FARMERSVILLE
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| Freedom Plaza Downtown Farmersville | Names of Farmersville boys... | ...who were killed in war | Audie Murphy Memorial |
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| Audie Murphy Memorial | Back side of the Audie Murphy Memorial | Confederate Soldier Memorial | |
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| Boy Scouts raising the flag, Audie Murphy Day 2005 | The historic Onion Shed | Audie Murphy Day 2006 | |
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| Freedom Meadows is one of the first memorials dedicated to the victims of the War On Terror. |
Inscription: Dedicated in Loving Memory Of All Who Have Suffered From Acts Of Terrorism |
Inscription: May Freedom Forever Flower And Terrorism Flee It's Fragrance |
Lauren Grandcolas was on Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001 |
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| James W. Throckmorton- Indian Fighter, Confederate General, Governor of Texas |
Pecan Grove Cemetery is located on property granted by the Republic of Texas in 1845. The cemetery honors remains of the original Texas settlers of McKinney, including Dr. James Webb Throckmorton, governor of Texas in 1866-1867. In addition, headstones mark the presence of 203 veterans from the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. |
Confederate Soldiers Memorial | |
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| Names of the Civil War Veterans... | ...who are buried here.
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Other side of Memorial | Inscription |
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| Brigadier General
J. W. Throckmorton |
Governor of Texas
J. W. Throckmorton |
Capt. James L. Read CSA | Asa B. Goddard CSA |
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| Leonardo H.
Camwell Spanish American War |
Pvt. John D. Odle WWI |
Brigadier General
J. A. Warden World Wars I and II |
Pvt. Collin W.
McKinney World War I |
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| S/Sgt B. W.
Carter Korea |
Gilbert graduated from McKinney High in 1966, and was awarded 3 Purple Hearts in Vietnam. | Memorial Day 2006 at Pecan Grove | Confederate Soldiers Salute |
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| Fly Over by US Army Bi-plane |
