August
August 1, 1846 John McGarrah donated 50 acres of land for the town site of Buckner
August 1, 1910 Allen Enterprise started
August 1, 1915 Texas Power & Light bought electric distribution plants at Plano, Melissa, Anna, Howe, Richardson, and Vickery
August 2, 1846 First church in county founded—Corinth Presbyterian Church in Parker
August 2, 1856 Jacob Routh ordained to ministry
August 3, 1880 Post office established in Nevada
August 3, 1903 Altoga Band played in Princeton
August 4, 1856 George H. Pegues elected Chief Justice for Collin County
August 4, 1903 Vineland String Band played at Bloomdale
August 5, 1922 Curtsinger Drug Store opened in Frisco
August 6, 1897 Engleman post office discontinued
August 7, 1848 Pleasant Wilson elected Chief Justice of Collin County; George Y. McKinney elected first Tax Assessor and Collector
August 8, 1912 Straight-line winds of over 100 mph hit Verona, Blue Ridge, Sedalia, Pilot Grove, and Donna destroying church buildings in the area
August 8, 1929 Disastrous fire burned a large part of Melissa
August 9, 1845 Mary Ann Gough born
August 10, 1936 Hottest day on record—118
August 11, 1872 First Baptist Church of McKinney founded
August 11, 1883 First Confederate/Old Settler Picnic
August 11, 1889 Millwood school established
August 12, 1885 Fred Alley married Susan “Callie” Pinkerton
August 13, 1888 D. J. Ferguson got the contract to build a wrought iron bridge on Wilson Creek
August 13, 1902 First Baptist Church of Frisco organized
August 13, 1904 Graybill post office discontinued
August 14, 1937 Altoga post office discontinued
August 15, 1898 Nevada Camp No. 453 Woodmen of the World chartered
August 16, 1903 Old Settlers Picnic held in McKinney
August 17, 1878 Stony Point Baptist Church started
August 17, 1908 Square in McKinney paved with bricks
August 18, 1882 Shack Culwell hanged for the murder of W. R. Norvell
August 19, 1887 Sam Houston, Jr. spoke at the Plano Institute on "Afoot in Mexico"
August 20, 1910 Street cars came to McKinney
August 21, 1904 Camp meeting at Walnut Grove
August 22, 1938 Milligan School House burned
August 23, 1842 Judge William Cornelius Andrews, Jr. born in Tennessee
August 24, 1891 West Shady Grove Baptist Church started east of Desert
August 24, 1905 First auto race in county staged at the picnic winning speed was 40 mph
August 25, 1882 Cumberland Presbyterian Church of McMinn Chapel established 3 miles north of Nevada
August 25, 1888 First map of Princeton filed
August 26, 1913 Southside of the square in Altoga burned
August 27, 1881 The entire business section of Plano, except for a saloon, burned to the ground
August 27, 1887 Lint post office discontinued, James D. Coleman, post master
August 27, 1904 Horse race at Bowman Training Track in Plano
August 28, 1882 McMinn Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church started north of Nevada
August 29, 1844 George Washington Ford married Parmelia Langston—thought to be the first marriage in Collin County
August 30, 1855 Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church of Farmersville formed
August 31, 1903 Donna post office discontinued
August 31, 1932 Security State Bank in Blue Ridge robbed by 4 bandits.
August 1, 1910 Allen Enterprise started
August 1, 1915 Texas Power & Light bought electric distribution plants at Plano, Melissa, Anna, Howe, Richardson, and Vickery
August 2, 1846 First church in county founded—Corinth Presbyterian Church in Parker
August 2, 1856 Jacob Routh ordained to ministry
August 3, 1880 Post office established in Nevada
August 3, 1903 Altoga Band played in Princeton
August 4, 1856 George H. Pegues elected Chief Justice for Collin County
August 4, 1903 Vineland String Band played at Bloomdale
August 5, 1922 Curtsinger Drug Store opened in Frisco
August 6, 1897 Engleman post office discontinued
August 7, 1848 Pleasant Wilson elected Chief Justice of Collin County; George Y. McKinney elected first Tax Assessor and Collector
August 8, 1912 Straight-line winds of over 100 mph hit Verona, Blue Ridge, Sedalia, Pilot Grove, and Donna destroying church buildings in the area
August 8, 1929 Disastrous fire burned a large part of Melissa
August 9, 1845 Mary Ann Gough born
August 10, 1936 Hottest day on record—118
August 11, 1872 First Baptist Church of McKinney founded
August 11, 1883 First Confederate/Old Settler Picnic
August 11, 1889 Millwood school established
August 12, 1885 Fred Alley married Susan “Callie” Pinkerton
August 13, 1888 D. J. Ferguson got the contract to build a wrought iron bridge on Wilson Creek
August 13, 1902 First Baptist Church of Frisco organized
August 13, 1904 Graybill post office discontinued
August 14, 1937 Altoga post office discontinued
August 15, 1898 Nevada Camp No. 453 Woodmen of the World chartered
August 16, 1903 Old Settlers Picnic held in McKinney
August 17, 1878 Stony Point Baptist Church started
August 17, 1908 Square in McKinney paved with bricks
August 18, 1882 Shack Culwell hanged for the murder of W. R. Norvell
August 19, 1887 Sam Houston, Jr. spoke at the Plano Institute on "Afoot in Mexico"
August 20, 1910 Street cars came to McKinney
August 21, 1904 Camp meeting at Walnut Grove
August 22, 1938 Milligan School House burned
August 23, 1842 Judge William Cornelius Andrews, Jr. born in Tennessee
August 24, 1891 West Shady Grove Baptist Church started east of Desert
August 24, 1905 First auto race in county staged at the picnic winning speed was 40 mph
August 25, 1882 Cumberland Presbyterian Church of McMinn Chapel established 3 miles north of Nevada
August 25, 1888 First map of Princeton filed
August 26, 1913 Southside of the square in Altoga burned
August 27, 1881 The entire business section of Plano, except for a saloon, burned to the ground
August 27, 1887 Lint post office discontinued, James D. Coleman, post master
August 27, 1904 Horse race at Bowman Training Track in Plano
August 28, 1882 McMinn Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church started north of Nevada
August 29, 1844 George Washington Ford married Parmelia Langston—thought to be the first marriage in Collin County
August 30, 1855 Little Flock Primitive Baptist Church of Farmersville formed
August 31, 1903 Donna post office discontinued
August 31, 1932 Security State Bank in Blue Ridge robbed by 4 bandits.
