Henry Clay Thruston House/Bankhead Highway Visitors Center
Forest Trail Region
The two story dogtrot-style home belonged to Col. Henry Clay Thruston who, at seven feet, seven-and-one-half inches tall, was the tallest soldier in the Civil War. The home is on the historic Bankhead Highway, an early transcontinental route from San Diego to Washington DC (1919). The house also serves as Mount Vernon's Visitors Center.
Henry Clay Thruston House/Bankhead Highway Visitors Center
175 CR NW 1010
Mount Vernon, TX 75457