Galloways' Old Home Place
Sunnyvale, Dallas County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Farmhouse of Confederate veteran Benjamin Franklin Galloway (1833 - 1912) and wife Eliza (Fletcher), who came from Tennessee. They built first three rooms, 1875-76; Galloway enlarged house, 1888. Fourth generation of the family now preserves home. RTHL - 1973
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Confederate veteran Benjamin Franklin Galloway and his wife Eliza came from Tennessee to settle this Dallas County land after the Civil War. They built the first three rooms of their farmhouse in 1875–76, and Galloway enlarged it in 1888. Generations later the family still preserves the home as a link to the region's pioneer farming past.
Why it matters
Surviving pioneer farmhouses like this one preserve the texture of everyday rural life in post-Civil War Texas.
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Related people
- · Benjamin Franklin Galloway
- · Eliza Fletcher Galloway
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