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Download or read book Plano and the Interurban Railway written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a century ago, an industrial America was awakening, and a new transportation technology arrived on the north Texas prairie: electric interurbans. Planos Interurban Railway depot was dedicated in July 1908, and electric interurban rail travel began with the creation of the Texas Traction Company. In 1917, three separate systems were connected by a single entrepreneur, J. F. Strickland. Throughout the 1920s, the Texas Electric Railway traveled in and out of Plano carrying riders, mail, and freight. The system was built to travel on existing streetcar tracks and often ran over private rights-of-way between cities. To promote interurban travel, the company created unique cars and special classes of service to appeal to every need. In the postWorld War II era, however, the popularity of automobiles ended the important era of electric interurban travel.
Book Synopsis Plano and the Interurban Railway by : Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservat
Download or read book Plano and the Interurban Railway written by Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservat and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a century ago, an industrial America was awakening, and a new transportation technology arrived on the north Texas prairie: electric interurbans. Plano's Interurban Railway depot was dedicated in July 1908, and electric interurban rail travel began with the creation of the Texas Traction Company. In 1917, three separate systems were connected by a single entrepreneur, J. F. Strickland. Throughout the 1920s, the Texas Electric Railway traveled in and out of Plano carrying riders, mail, and freight. The system was built to travel on existing streetcar tracks and often ran over private rights-of-way between cities. To promote interurban travel, the company created unique cars and special classes of service to appeal to every need. In the post-World War II era, however, the popularity of automobiles ended the important era of electric interurban travel.
Author :Mary Jacobs, Jeff Campbell and Cheryl Smith with The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation Publisher :Arcadia Publishing ISBN 13 :1467142948 Total Pages :144 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Hidden History of Plano by : Mary Jacobs, Jeff Campbell and Cheryl Smith with The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation
Download or read book Hidden History of Plano written by Mary Jacobs, Jeff Campbell and Cheryl Smith with The Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Plano once had a winning semipro baseball team? And its own university, boasting a pagoda imported from Malaysia? Or that the city once proudly proclaimed itself the "Mule Capital of the World"? Meet the Native American Planoite who walked in space, the African American entrepreneur who prospered in Jim Crow Texas and the man behind the "mystery stone" uncovered in the Collinwood House. Visit a military tank, a five-hundred-year-old tree and the pioneer cemetery started by a smallpox epidemic. From the town's contributions to World War II to the secrets lurking beneath Collin Creek Mall, unlock the astonishingly large storehouse of Plano's hidden history.
Download or read book Plano written by Jeffrey Campbell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1960 and 1970, Plano, Texas experienced a population increase of 384 percent. Enrollment for new students skyrocketed, and the Plano Independent School District soon needed more schools. Plano became more progressive, African American students at Douglass High moved to newly integrated Plano High School. In both 1965 and 1967, the Plano Wildcats won the State Championship in football. In 1971, the Wildcats won the State Championship again, followed by one more in 1977. Herbert Hunt continued to build North Texas housing divisions, planning a 3,959 acre development which allowed for the rise of residential and commercial interests in Plano. By 1975, Plano's last cotton gin closed its doors. The city completed the transition from small farming community to bustling urban center. By the end of the decade, Plano's population exceeded 72,000 citizens. Plano has experienced periodic growth since its founding, in no small part due to the transportation systems that have carved their way through the city. Native American trails, stage coach lines, railways, and highways have intersected this area to support heavy expansion and make Plano what it is today. Plano has transformed from a rural, predominately white community to a diverse international city. In fact more than 25% of Plano residents were born outside of the United States.
Book Synopsis Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway by : Cheri Ryan
Download or read book Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway written by Cheri Ryan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operating for 29 years, the Seattle-Everett Interurban Trolley traveled over 29 miles of rail carrying passengers and freight to nearly 30 stops along its line. In the first decade of the 1900s, the Boston electrical engineering firm of Stone and Webster had designs of building an interurban electric railway system that would eventually connect Olympia, Washington, and Vancouver, British Columbia. To start the Seattle north link, they purchased the existing Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Company from Fred E. Sander in 1908. On the early morning of April 30, 1910, the Seattle-Everett Interurban Trolley made its inaugural run, starting in Everett. On February 20, 1939, the trolley left Everett for its last run.
Book Synopsis North Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension, Dallas County, Collin County by :
Download or read book North Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension, Dallas County, Collin County written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis North Central Corridor LRT Extension in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas by :
Download or read book North Central Corridor LRT Extension in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plano written by Vicki Northcutt and published by HPN Books. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Jeff Campbell and the Interurban Railway Museum Publisher :Arcadia Publishing ISBN 13 :1467151459 Total Pages :128 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (671 download)
Book Synopsis Murder & Mayhem on the Texas Rails by : Jeff Campbell and the Interurban Railway Museum
Download or read book Murder & Mayhem on the Texas Rails written by Jeff Campbell and the Interurban Railway Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas has a long, romantic history when it comes to railroads. But even though steam engines and streetcars offer nonstop service to Nostalgia City, there's a dark side to Texas rail. The Black Widow of Fort Worth engineered a fatal double-cross at a railroad crossing. The Mountaineer Madman brought death to the Texas Electric Railway, while the Trolley Bandit terrorized the citizens of El Paso. From a freak accident involving a banana peel to a tragic trip to see Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and the staff of the Interurban Railway Museum cross the Lone Star State on trains derailed by murder and mayhem.
Book Synopsis Haunted Plano, Texas by : Mary Jacobs
Download or read book Haunted Plano, Texas written by Mary Jacobs and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From goat men to witch ladies and spooky little girls, dive into the haunted history of Plano, Texas. Plano's old homes and businesses are rife with haunted history. Explore eerie urban legends like the Goat Man, the Clown Threat, and Ranch 111, where devil worshipers performed their rituals. The Evaporating Apparition spooked the staff at the Art Centre Theatre, while the grumpy spirit of an old rancher stalks the Masonic Lodge. Some specters are harmless, such as the Giggling Ghost, a little girl in the Cox Building with a penchant for peanut butter and pranks. Other figures own a more sinister reputation. The Witch Lady of Plano was feared by city youth and monitored by the FBI. Mary Jacobs examines the ghostly fallout of Plano's darkest moments, from the smallpox epidemic to the gruesome Muncey family murders.
Book Synopsis Historic Downtown Plano by : Janice Craze Cline
Download or read book Historic Downtown Plano written by Janice Craze Cline and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic Downtown Plano focuses on the city's main mercantile area of Mechanic (Fifteenth Street) and Main (K Avenue) and the surrounding heritage districts of Haggard Park, Old Towne, and the Douglass Community. Incorporated in 1873, downtown Plano has endured at least five major fires, the Great Depression, closure of the interurban railway, and retail and corporate development to the west of the area. In recent years, downtown Plano has benefited from ongoing redevelopment and revitalization as an urban transit village with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail train service to the area--taking us back to those days of old.
Book Synopsis Exploring Dallas with Children by : Kay McCasland Threadgill
Download or read book Exploring Dallas with Children written by Kay McCasland Threadgill and published by Taylor Trade Publications. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab the kids and explore Dallas-Fort Worth where there are tons of fun activities for families to enjoy together. From Six Flags Over Texas to the Mesquite Rodeo, this is the most complete and up-to-date guide for family fun. Highlights include: parks, museums, farms, performing arts and concerts, sports and recreation parks, festivals, day trips, rainy weather ideas, birthday party ideas, and lists of free activities. Whatever activity you and your family are looking for, you are bound to find it here!
Book Synopsis Fun with the Family Texas by : Sharry Buckner
Download or read book Fun with the Family Texas written by Sharry Buckner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-12-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fun with the Family Texas leads the way to historical attractions, children's museums, festivals, parks, and much more.
Book Synopsis Report by : Railroad Commission of Texas
Download or read book Report written by Railroad Commission of Texas and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Electric Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Street Railway Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Short History of Railroads by : Paul R. Wonning
Download or read book Short History of Railroads written by Paul R. Wonning and published by Mossy Feet Books. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the fascinating history of the railroad from the earliest tramways to the development of the diesel engine. Trains were an integral part of the world's transportation for the 19th and 20th centuries, until the rise of diesel powered trucks and automobiles. The extensive list of train and railroad museums included in the book notes the museums located in just about every state in the United States. Railroad history, railroad museums, train museum, railway evolution, revolution, stories, train, railway, museums,
