Editing Whitewright, Texas (section)

===1911 Fire===

On June 12, 1911, a fire that started in a trash pile and was fanned by high winds destroyed most of the Whitewright business district. Along with the fire station and city hall, 43 business were destroyed and 75 residences were damaged, 27 of those destroyed. Units from the Denison and Sherman fire departments were called to assist, but the fire was reported under control before the Sherman department could get underway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gendisasters.com/texas/7926/whitewright-tx-fire-in-business-district-june-1911 |title=Whitewright, TX Fire In Business District, June 1911 |last=Beitler |first=Stu |work=GenDisasters |access-date=2016-06-08 }}</ref>