Timeline of Plano, Texas
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Plano, Texas, USA.
19th century
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- 1848 - Town of Fillmore founded.[1]
- 1852 - Fillmore renamed "Plano."[1]
- 1870 - Population reaches 155.[2]
- 1872 - Houston and Texas Central Railway begins operating.[1]
- 1873 - Town of Plano incorporated.[1]
- 1883 - Telephone in use (approximate date).[2]
- 1891 - Plano Public School established.
- 1894
- 1900 - Population: 1,304.[2]
20th century
- 1902 - Star-Courier newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1908 - Plano Station, Texas Electric Railway built.
- 1913 - Palace Theater in business.[4]
- 1923 - City hall building constructed.[2]
- 1951 - North Texas Municipal Water District established.[2]
- 1960 - Population: 3,695.[2]
- 1962 - City of Plano incorporated.[1]
- 1965 - Population: 13,097.[2]
- 1969 - Plano Drive-In cinema in business.[4]
- 1970 - Population: 17,872.[2]
- 1977 - John Clark Stadium (school stadium) opens.
- 1980
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus begins operating.[2]
- Population: 72,331.[2]
- 1981
- Collin Creek Mall in business.
- Plano East Senior High School established.
- 1985 - Dick Armey becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 26th congressional district.[5]
- 1986 - Heritage Farmstead Museum opens (in 1891 farmhouse).
- 1990 - Population: 128,713.[2]
- 1991
- Republic of Texas Press in business (approximate date).
- Sam Johnson becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district.[6]
- 1997 - Prestonwood Christian Academy established.
- 1999
- City website online (approximate date).[7][8]
- Prestonwood Baptist Church (later megachurch) built.[9]
- Plano West Senior High School established.
21st century
- 2001 - Shops at Willow Bend in business.
- 2002 - Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light Rail begins operating; Downtown Plano (DART station) opens.[2]
- 2009 - Phil Dyer becomes mayor.[2]
- 2010 - Population: city 259,841;[10] megaregion 19,728,244.[11]
- 2013 - Harry LaRosiliere becomes mayor.
- 2015 - East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC Masjid) built.
- 2016 - Toyota Motor Corporation North American headquarters built.[12]
- 2017 - Marriott Renaissance hotel built in Legacy West.[13]
See also
- Plano history
- List of mayors of Plano, Texas
- Timelines of other cities in the North Texas area of Texas:[14] Arlington, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Garland, Irving, Wichita Falls
References
- Hellmann 2006.
- "History". City of Plano. Retrieved April 7, 2017. (Timeline)
- "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Movie Theaters in Plano, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1985 – via HathiTrust.
- "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1993.
- "Official web site of Plano, Texas". City of Plano. Archived from the original on November 27, 1999 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021.
- Scott Thumma (ed.). "Database of Megachurches in the U.S." Connecticut: Hartford Seminary. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Plano city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Megaregions: Texas Triangle". America 2050. USA: Regional Plan Association. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- "Toyota shows off new Plano headquarters", KDFW, Dallas, October 13, 2016
- "Hotel Boom Comes to Texas", New York Times, March 20, 2017
- "NCTCOG Members". Arlington: North Central Texas Council of Governments. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Bibliography
- "Plano". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. St. Louis: R.L. Polk & Co. 1884 – via Internet Archive.
- "Plano". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890.
- Friends of the Plano Public Library (1985). Plano, Texas: The Early Years. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington. ISBN 0965184102.
- Vicki Northcutt (1999). Plano: an Illustrated Chronicle. San Antonio, TX: Historical Publishing Network. ISBN 978-0-9654999-5-8.
- Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Plano". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. p. 1077. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
- Historic Downtown Plano. Images of America. Arcadia. 2012. ISBN 9780738579023.
External links
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- "Plano, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
- Plano Public Library System. "Genealogy". City of Plano. (Includes information relevant to city history)
- "United States - Texas - Collin County - Plano". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries.
- "Historical Maps of Texas Cities: Plano". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin.
- "Plano". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.
- Items related to Plano, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
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