March
March 1, 1874 McKinney's population is 300 and Collin County teaches 5000 students
March 1, 1899 Hickman post office discontinued
March 1, 1860 Lebanon post office established
March 2, 1836 Texas declared independence from Mexico
March 2, 1899 Dump post office established
March 3, 1908 First election held in Frisco
March 4, 1859 Land for town square in Farmersville given by William Gotcher
March 4, 1897 The McKinney Daily Courier Gazette established
March 5, 1836 Fall of the Alamo
March 5, 1861 Texas seceded from the Union
March 6, 1894 Chambersville post office established
March 7, 1862 Capt. Gabriel H. Fitzhugh Company, 16th Regiment of Brigade of Texas Cavalry Volunteers established
March 8, 1847 Birth of first white male born in Collin County-W. A. McMillan
March 8, 1890 Tickey post office changed to Viney
March 8, 1896 Collin County votes in favor of prohibition
March 9, 1861 Dr. Henry Dye graduated from medical school
March 9, 1909 Plano began trash collecting
March 10, 1862 Capt. John W. Kolfus Company, 16th Regiment of Texas Cavalry Volunteers mustered
March 10, 1885 Plano enacted an ordinance prohibiting erection of barbed wire fences on public streets
March 11, 1860 First Christian Church of Plano formally constituted
March 12, 1859 Wilson Creek bridge erected by John and James Cave and James Farris
March 12, 1902 First child born in Frisco, daughter of James Gregory
March 12, 1913 A blizzard hit Nevada
March 13, 1883 Collin County National Bank chartered
March 14, 1902 McKinney Fireman’s Band Mastodon Minstrels perform
March 15, 1900 Rural free mail delivery established in Weston
March 15, 1907 Eastern Star No. 977 started in Wylie
March 16, 1848 Hackberry Bluff post office discontinued, William H. Pulliam, postmaster
March 16, 1862 Alfred Johnson’s Spy Company organized
March 17, 1900 Cornerstone laid for present building of First Baptist Church of Farmersville
March 18, 1957 Collin County begins using water from Lake Lavon instead of from deep wells
March 19, 1870 Land purchased for Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney
March 20, 1894 Saint Paul post office discontinued
March 20, 1900 West brothers established both a grocery store and dry goods store in Princeton
March 20, 1902 Regular train service through Frisco commenced
March 21, 1957 North Texas Municipal Water District started
March 22, 1928 Wood's Cafe opened for business in McKinney
March 23, 1885 Farmersville Times printed its first issue
March 23, 1902 Frisco train track opened between Denison and Carrollton, running through Celina and Frisco
March 24, 1904 Tornado hit Lebanon
March 24, 1905 W. S. Knight Department Store grand opening
March 25, 1861 Farmersville Cavalry Company, No. 1, 15th Brigade established
March 25, 1893 Fire burned several businesses on Mechanic Street in Plano
March 26, 1908 Woodmen of the World "Log Rolling" held in McKinney
March 27, 1837 Santa Anna orders the killing of 330 Texas prisoners at Goliad
March 27, 1902 A severe hail storm hit Wylie
March 28, 1924 Texas Power and Light began serving Frisco
March 29, 1873 Eli Murphy store in Plano sold to Lee and Oglesby
March 29, 1874 Elm Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church established near Westminster
March 29, 1910 The Opera House in McKinney burned
March 30, 1910 First Guaranty State Bank of Plano chartered
March 31, 1879 Charles Stibbens died, only veteran of battle of San Jacinto buried in Collin Co.
March 31, 1904 Tib and Callis post offices continued
March 31, 1921 McKinney City Hospital dedicated
March 1, 1899 Hickman post office discontinued
March 1, 1860 Lebanon post office established
March 2, 1836 Texas declared independence from Mexico
March 2, 1899 Dump post office established
March 3, 1908 First election held in Frisco
March 4, 1859 Land for town square in Farmersville given by William Gotcher
March 4, 1897 The McKinney Daily Courier Gazette established
March 5, 1836 Fall of the Alamo
March 5, 1861 Texas seceded from the Union
March 6, 1894 Chambersville post office established
March 7, 1862 Capt. Gabriel H. Fitzhugh Company, 16th Regiment of Brigade of Texas Cavalry Volunteers established
March 8, 1847 Birth of first white male born in Collin County-W. A. McMillan
March 8, 1890 Tickey post office changed to Viney
March 8, 1896 Collin County votes in favor of prohibition
March 9, 1861 Dr. Henry Dye graduated from medical school
March 9, 1909 Plano began trash collecting
March 10, 1862 Capt. John W. Kolfus Company, 16th Regiment of Texas Cavalry Volunteers mustered
March 10, 1885 Plano enacted an ordinance prohibiting erection of barbed wire fences on public streets
March 11, 1860 First Christian Church of Plano formally constituted
March 12, 1859 Wilson Creek bridge erected by John and James Cave and James Farris
March 12, 1902 First child born in Frisco, daughter of James Gregory
March 12, 1913 A blizzard hit Nevada
March 13, 1883 Collin County National Bank chartered
March 14, 1902 McKinney Fireman’s Band Mastodon Minstrels perform
March 15, 1900 Rural free mail delivery established in Weston
March 15, 1907 Eastern Star No. 977 started in Wylie
March 16, 1848 Hackberry Bluff post office discontinued, William H. Pulliam, postmaster
March 16, 1862 Alfred Johnson’s Spy Company organized
March 17, 1900 Cornerstone laid for present building of First Baptist Church of Farmersville
March 18, 1957 Collin County begins using water from Lake Lavon instead of from deep wells
March 19, 1870 Land purchased for Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney
March 20, 1894 Saint Paul post office discontinued
March 20, 1900 West brothers established both a grocery store and dry goods store in Princeton
March 20, 1902 Regular train service through Frisco commenced
March 21, 1957 North Texas Municipal Water District started
March 22, 1928 Wood's Cafe opened for business in McKinney
March 23, 1885 Farmersville Times printed its first issue
March 23, 1902 Frisco train track opened between Denison and Carrollton, running through Celina and Frisco
March 24, 1904 Tornado hit Lebanon
March 24, 1905 W. S. Knight Department Store grand opening
March 25, 1861 Farmersville Cavalry Company, No. 1, 15th Brigade established
March 25, 1893 Fire burned several businesses on Mechanic Street in Plano
March 26, 1908 Woodmen of the World "Log Rolling" held in McKinney
March 27, 1837 Santa Anna orders the killing of 330 Texas prisoners at Goliad
March 27, 1902 A severe hail storm hit Wylie
March 28, 1924 Texas Power and Light began serving Frisco
March 29, 1873 Eli Murphy store in Plano sold to Lee and Oglesby
March 29, 1874 Elm Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church established near Westminster
March 29, 1910 The Opera House in McKinney burned
March 30, 1910 First Guaranty State Bank of Plano chartered
March 31, 1879 Charles Stibbens died, only veteran of battle of San Jacinto buried in Collin Co.
March 31, 1904 Tib and Callis post offices continued
March 31, 1921 McKinney City Hospital dedicated