The city is 3 miles east of Lake Whitney. Whitney is the birthplace of Sanger D. Shafer, singer-songwriter.
- CountyHill County
- Population1,992 (2020 U.S. Census)
The city is 3 miles east of Lake Whitney. Whitney is the birthplace of Sanger D. Shafer, singer-songwriter.
Whitney, Texas gifts and souvenirs: 21 designs made from Whitney's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Whitney Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Whitney Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Whitney Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Whitney Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Whitney Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Whitney Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Whitney was established in 1876 when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) built a line through Hill County to Cleburne. The town's namesake comes from Charles A. Whitney, principal stock holder of H&TC, and son-in-law of Charles Morgan.
In 1922, D. ("Doctor Dee") Scarborough, the druggist of Whitney, installed a bench outside of his store. Within a short period of time, the bench became home to the local old men seeking refuge from the sun and women; comfortably installed on its well-worn planks, they whittled, spat tobacco juice on the sidewalks, studied the weather and damned the modern world with lordliness and venom.
In the following years after World War II, Whitney began to modernize. The town's housewives absorbed the spirit of change and called on the young Mayor Fred Basham to remove the bench, complaining about the spitting and language of the old men. The mayor complied and had the chief of police move the bench into an alley nearby. Upon the discovery their sanctuary was ignominiously lugged into a nearby alley, the old men of the town angrily threw a petition to asking for the bench to be placed back.
When the town ignored the old men, they dragged nail kegs to the spot where the bench had originally reposed. The chief of police threatened to confiscate the nail kegs. That was more than the old men could take. They demanded, and finally received a special municipal election to decide whether the bench should be restored.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Whitney, Texas, revision 1375491442 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Whitney sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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2 free coloring pages of Whitney, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Whitney's population was 1,992 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 459 in 2000.
A view of Whitney
A view of Whitney