May
May 1, 1889 Contract signed that would supply McKinney with electric light
May 1, 1914 Frisco Fire Department created
May 2, 1888 Lavon post office established
May 2, 1889 McKinney High School graduated its first class of 3
May 3, 1848 Post office at Buckner closed
May 3, 1948 Tornado hit Princeton & southern part of McKinney, including the cotton mill, killing three
May 4, 1857 Farmersville post office established
May 4, 1922 Nurses Training school incorporated at McKinney hospital
May 5, 1845 Cynthia Ann Hunn born-said to be the first white girl born in Collin County
May 6, 1848 The first store was opened on the square in McKinney
May 6, 1886 McKinney passed an ordinance against stock grazing on the public square
May 7, 1861 McKinney Confederate soldiers went into Indian Territory to protect the forts
May 7, 1894 Fire destroyed public school building in Plano
May 8, 1851 Spring Creek post office discontinued, James C. Vance, postmaster
May 8, 1902 McKinney voted to go "dry"
May 9, 1927 Tornado struck Nevada killing 27 persons
May 10, 1940 Josephine dedicated a new school building
May 11, 1888 Post office established at Lucas
May 12, 1891 Viney post office discontinued
May 12, 1903 Plano city school building burned
May 13, 1846 Captain Andrew Stapp’s Company, Mounted Volunteers called into service by the United States
May 13, 1926 First airmail letter received in McKinney
May 14, 1865 First Baptist Church of Farmersville organized
May 14, 1892 Altoga Baptist Church started
May 14, 1894 Price post office discontinued, Alexander Daniels, postmaster
May 15, 1899 First meeting of the Plano School Board
May 15, 1940 Alla School graduates 6
May 16, 1873 Melissa post office established, Highland post office discontinued
May 16, 1904 Rural mail delivery for Allen
May 17, 1908 Protracted meeting started at Methodist Church in Plano
May 18, 1903 First Presbyterian Church, Celina, organized
May 19, 1903 First poll tax enacted in Collin County
May 20, 1857 Sugar Hill renamed Farmersville
May 21, 1851 Millwood post office organized
May 21, 1896 A tornado hit Sherman killing and wounding over 200
May 22, 1846 Buckner post office established
May 22, 1893 Prosper post office established
May 23, 1908 Central Christian Church in Frisco organized
May 23, 1940 National Cotton Week held in McKinney
May 24, 1872 Stephen Ballew executed in McKinney the first legal hanging in Texas
May 25, 1895 Climax post office established
May 26, 1921 M. T. McGarr Boarding House on N. Tennessee Street in McKinney burned
May 27, 1940 Doty High School graduates 11
May 28, 1859 McKinney incorporated
May 28, 1973 Audie Murphy Memorial dedicated in Farmersville
May 29, 1883 Anna & Culleoka post offices established
May 30, 1918 First fire truck purchased in Frisco
May 30, 1946 V. A. Hospital dedicated in McKinney
May 31, 1848 U. S. Post Office Department changed the name of the county seat from Buckner to McKinney
May 31, 1919 Rotary Club formed in McKinney
May 1, 1914 Frisco Fire Department created
May 2, 1888 Lavon post office established
May 2, 1889 McKinney High School graduated its first class of 3
May 3, 1848 Post office at Buckner closed
May 3, 1948 Tornado hit Princeton & southern part of McKinney, including the cotton mill, killing three
May 4, 1857 Farmersville post office established
May 4, 1922 Nurses Training school incorporated at McKinney hospital
May 5, 1845 Cynthia Ann Hunn born-said to be the first white girl born in Collin County
May 6, 1848 The first store was opened on the square in McKinney
May 6, 1886 McKinney passed an ordinance against stock grazing on the public square
May 7, 1861 McKinney Confederate soldiers went into Indian Territory to protect the forts
May 7, 1894 Fire destroyed public school building in Plano
May 8, 1851 Spring Creek post office discontinued, James C. Vance, postmaster
May 8, 1902 McKinney voted to go "dry"
May 9, 1927 Tornado struck Nevada killing 27 persons
May 10, 1940 Josephine dedicated a new school building
May 11, 1888 Post office established at Lucas
May 12, 1891 Viney post office discontinued
May 12, 1903 Plano city school building burned
May 13, 1846 Captain Andrew Stapp’s Company, Mounted Volunteers called into service by the United States
May 13, 1926 First airmail letter received in McKinney
May 14, 1865 First Baptist Church of Farmersville organized
May 14, 1892 Altoga Baptist Church started
May 14, 1894 Price post office discontinued, Alexander Daniels, postmaster
May 15, 1899 First meeting of the Plano School Board
May 15, 1940 Alla School graduates 6
May 16, 1873 Melissa post office established, Highland post office discontinued
May 16, 1904 Rural mail delivery for Allen
May 17, 1908 Protracted meeting started at Methodist Church in Plano
May 18, 1903 First Presbyterian Church, Celina, organized
May 19, 1903 First poll tax enacted in Collin County
May 20, 1857 Sugar Hill renamed Farmersville
May 21, 1851 Millwood post office organized
May 21, 1896 A tornado hit Sherman killing and wounding over 200
May 22, 1846 Buckner post office established
May 22, 1893 Prosper post office established
May 23, 1908 Central Christian Church in Frisco organized
May 23, 1940 National Cotton Week held in McKinney
May 24, 1872 Stephen Ballew executed in McKinney the first legal hanging in Texas
May 25, 1895 Climax post office established
May 26, 1921 M. T. McGarr Boarding House on N. Tennessee Street in McKinney burned
May 27, 1940 Doty High School graduates 11
May 28, 1859 McKinney incorporated
May 28, 1973 Audie Murphy Memorial dedicated in Farmersville
May 29, 1883 Anna & Culleoka post offices established
May 30, 1918 First fire truck purchased in Frisco
May 30, 1946 V. A. Hospital dedicated in McKinney
May 31, 1848 U. S. Post Office Department changed the name of the county seat from Buckner to McKinney
May 31, 1919 Rotary Club formed in McKinney
