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

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 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.

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

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

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