Whiteface’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Whiteface. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗According to the Handbook of Texas, "The name of the town came from rancher C. C. Slaughter's Whiteface Camp and Whiteface Pasture, which were named, in turn, for the cattle on his ranch." By 1924, Slaughter's son-in-law, Ira P. DeLoache, turned the ranch into the new community of Whiteface.
The community was moved several miles the next year to be at the railroad. Oil was discovered near the town in 1937. It was incorporated in 1945.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Whiteface’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Whiteface’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1970 Whiteface tornado damage, 1970: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Whiteface
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Whiteface, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1970 Whiteface tornado damage (1970) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.