July
July 1, 1854 First stage line comes to Plano
July 1, 1858 Sawyer brothers take over stage line. It ran from Clarksville through McKinney and Plano to Austin
July 1, 1861 Capt. James W. Throckmorton’s Company of Mounted Riflemen from Collin County established
July 1, 1908 Baccus Christian Church organized
July 2, 1867 Commissioners court closed the bridge over Wilson Creek
July 3, 1848 Joab Biggs organized Bethel Methodist Church north of Frisco
July 3, 1904 Cottonwood Camp WOW held picnic & log rolling in Farmersville
July 3, 1906 A $10,000 fire at the corn sheller of the Frisco Mill and Elevator Co.
July 4, 1911 Statue of Gov. Throckmorton presented to the city of McKinney by the Federated Women's Clubs
July 5, 1940 Lawyer William Robert Abernathy, Jr. died
July 6, 1944 Sam Rayburn came to Celina & gave a talk on the town square
July 7, 1878 Prosper Presbyterian Church organized
July 7, 1921 Last service held at old Mantua church
July 9, 1895 Plano enacted a law regulating the conduct of porters and hackmen near the train station
July 10, 1798 Former slave Uncle Jake Chamberlain born in Granger Co., TN. Lived in 3 centuries
July 10, 1949 Cornerstone laid at First Baptist Church in Plano
July 11, 1873 Mantua post office discontinued, one year after the railroad bypassed it
July 11, 1902 Shain's meat packing plant burned in McKinney
July 12, 1890 Baptist church organized in Nevada
July 13, 1846 First election held in Collin County
July 13, 1909 First speed limit established in Plano at 7 mph
July 14, 1874 Dr. William L. Meroney received medical degree
July 14, 1884 Plano National Bank bought lower floor of IOOF building
July 15, 1927 Henry A. Wiley Camp of United Spanish War Veterans organized in McKinney
July 16, 1904 Looney elected state senator
July 17, 1903 First auto in McKinney belonged to T. T. Emerson
July 18, 1882 Plano purchased site for a jail
July 18, 1896 Cottonwood Camp WOW organized in Farmersville
July 19, 1886 Church of Christ in Celina established
July 20, 1875 Lone Tree post office closed
July 20, 1888 Josephine post office established
July 21, 1883 The East Line was built from McKinney to Jefferson
July 22, 1862 Etta Gough born
July 23, 1891 Great Alliance meeting held at Benge Park on Wilson Creek
July 24, 1946 The Lake Lavon project was amended for the start of construction by the River and Harbor Act
July 25, 1852 Armed men raided the offices of Henry Hedgecoxe and stole the files, etc.
July 25, 1921 Methodist revival at Fayburg
July 26, 1910 Horse given the right of way over a car in Plano
July 26, 1920 Plano passed an ordinance allowing 8 mph as the maximum speed
July 26, 1929 59er’s Club started for people born in 1859
July 27, 1904 Collin County Driving Club held races at Rambo’s Park
July 27, 1922 Order of the Eastern Star No. 703 instituted in Plano
July 28, 1887 Plano National Bank chartered
July 28, 1947 Community School formed from Nevada, McMinn, Josephine, Lavon, and Mt. Pisgah
July 29, 1878 Total eclipse of the sun
July 30, 1905 Princeton Christian Church organized
July 31, 1848 Peters' Colony contract expired
July 31, 1862 Capt. J. K. Bumpass Company in Martin’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteer mustered
July 31, 1902 Knox post office discontinued
July 1, 1858 Sawyer brothers take over stage line. It ran from Clarksville through McKinney and Plano to Austin
July 1, 1861 Capt. James W. Throckmorton’s Company of Mounted Riflemen from Collin County established
July 1, 1908 Baccus Christian Church organized
July 2, 1867 Commissioners court closed the bridge over Wilson Creek
July 3, 1848 Joab Biggs organized Bethel Methodist Church north of Frisco
July 3, 1904 Cottonwood Camp WOW held picnic & log rolling in Farmersville
July 3, 1906 A $10,000 fire at the corn sheller of the Frisco Mill and Elevator Co.
July 4, 1911 Statue of Gov. Throckmorton presented to the city of McKinney by the Federated Women's Clubs
July 5, 1940 Lawyer William Robert Abernathy, Jr. died
July 6, 1944 Sam Rayburn came to Celina & gave a talk on the town square
July 7, 1878 Prosper Presbyterian Church organized
July 7, 1921 Last service held at old Mantua church
July 9, 1895 Plano enacted a law regulating the conduct of porters and hackmen near the train station
July 10, 1798 Former slave Uncle Jake Chamberlain born in Granger Co., TN. Lived in 3 centuries
July 10, 1949 Cornerstone laid at First Baptist Church in Plano
July 11, 1873 Mantua post office discontinued, one year after the railroad bypassed it
July 11, 1902 Shain's meat packing plant burned in McKinney
July 12, 1890 Baptist church organized in Nevada
July 13, 1846 First election held in Collin County
July 13, 1909 First speed limit established in Plano at 7 mph
July 14, 1874 Dr. William L. Meroney received medical degree
July 14, 1884 Plano National Bank bought lower floor of IOOF building
July 15, 1927 Henry A. Wiley Camp of United Spanish War Veterans organized in McKinney
July 16, 1904 Looney elected state senator
July 17, 1903 First auto in McKinney belonged to T. T. Emerson
July 18, 1882 Plano purchased site for a jail
July 18, 1896 Cottonwood Camp WOW organized in Farmersville
July 19, 1886 Church of Christ in Celina established
July 20, 1875 Lone Tree post office closed
July 20, 1888 Josephine post office established
July 21, 1883 The East Line was built from McKinney to Jefferson
July 22, 1862 Etta Gough born
July 23, 1891 Great Alliance meeting held at Benge Park on Wilson Creek
July 24, 1946 The Lake Lavon project was amended for the start of construction by the River and Harbor Act
July 25, 1852 Armed men raided the offices of Henry Hedgecoxe and stole the files, etc.
July 25, 1921 Methodist revival at Fayburg
July 26, 1910 Horse given the right of way over a car in Plano
July 26, 1920 Plano passed an ordinance allowing 8 mph as the maximum speed
July 26, 1929 59er’s Club started for people born in 1859
July 27, 1904 Collin County Driving Club held races at Rambo’s Park
July 27, 1922 Order of the Eastern Star No. 703 instituted in Plano
July 28, 1887 Plano National Bank chartered
July 28, 1947 Community School formed from Nevada, McMinn, Josephine, Lavon, and Mt. Pisgah
July 29, 1878 Total eclipse of the sun
July 30, 1905 Princeton Christian Church organized
July 31, 1848 Peters' Colony contract expired
July 31, 1862 Capt. J. K. Bumpass Company in Martin’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteer mustered
July 31, 1902 Knox post office discontinued
