Self-Guided Tour

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The Shawnee Trail was later used by soldiers, explorers, cowboys, and pioneers. The deep meadows, now called the “Wagon Yard,” around Hall’s Branch made an ideal resting place for trail drivers to bed their cattle for the night and for pioneers to camp during their journey. W.C. McKamy would sell firewood and water to the

Hundreds of years ago, Native Americans and buffalo formed the wide Shawnee Trail that ran from southwestern Texas past Austin, Waco, and Dallas, eventually crossing the Red River, then through Oklahoma and on to Kansas and Missouri. At Dallas, the trail cut a wide swath in the vicinity of present-day Preston Road, making it the

Frankford Cemetery was the burial site for members of the Frankford community and the surrounding area. Burials continue today. Many of those buried today are descended from early Frankford ancestors. It is believed that indigenous people were laid to rest at or near what is now called Frankford Cemetery. The earliest known unmarked grave (1862)

This small building was completed in 2023 through donations and includes two restrooms and a multi-purpose meeting room/office/staging area for guest musicians and brides. Legacy House provides the opportunity to host school groups, weddings, and events such as Christmas on the Prairie.

In 1896, local builder Phil Hamer began the construction of Frankford Church. Some of the wood used in the building project came from a previous Frankford church that had been destroyed by a tornado. John L. Mckamy had saved some of the wood from the first church in his barn until the community could rebuild.

The West and East Meadows are representative of the Blackland Prairie before pioneers made their way west. The limestone bedrock is close to the surface so, though the meadows were occasionally mowed during the growing season, they were never plowed. The ancient plants miraculously survived. In 2010, they were given an opportunity to grow once