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The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Waco ,
Texas , US.
1830 –
Hueco village sacked by
Cherokees .
1849 – Shapley Ross founds Waco
March 1: "First sale of town lots at Waco village."
1850
1851 – Population: 152.
1852 – First Street Cemetery established (approximate date).
1854 – Waco Era newspaper begins publication.
1856 – Town of Waco incorporated.
1858 – Southern Democrat newspaper begins publication.
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1861 –
Waco University founded.
1865 – Waco Examiner newspaper begins publication.
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1866 – New Hope Baptist Church established.
1870
1871 – First Presbyterian Church built.
1872 – Waco and Northwestern
Railroad begins operating.
1873
Fletcher Cemetery established.
Sanger Brothers shop in business.
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1877 –
Paul Quinn College relocated to Waco from Austin.
1878 – Oakwood Cemetery established.
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1879 – St. Paul's Episcopal Church rebuilt.
1880 – Population: 7,295.
1881 – Rodeph Sholom Synagogue dedicated.
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1884
Garland Opera House in business.
[13]
McClelland Opera House in business (approximate date).
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1885
1889 – "Hot artesian water...discovered beneath the city."
1890
C.C. McCulloch elected mayor.
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Population: 14,445.
1892 – Geyser Ice Company in business.
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1894 – Cotton Palace Exposition begins.
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1895
1897 – Waco Times-Herald newspaper in publication.
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1898 – April 1: "
Brann -Davis shooting."
1899 – Public library established.
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1900 – Population: 20,686.
Waco, Texas history
List of mayors of Waco, Texas
National Register of Historic Places listings in McLennan County, Texas
Timelines of other
cities in Texas:
Arlington ,
Austin ,
Brownsville ,
Corpus Christi ,
Dallas ,
El Paso ,
Fort Worth ,
Houston ,
Laredo ,
Lubbock ,
San Antonio
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Newberry Library . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
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"US Newspaper Directory" . Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Lancaster, Frank H.; Birmingham, Ernest F. (March 27, 1915).
"Evolution of the Daily Press of Texas" . Fourth Estate . New York.
OCLC
1569934 .
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"United States – Texas – McLennan County – Waco" . Portal to Texas History . Denton: University of North Texas Libraries. July 20, 2023.
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"WacoHistory.org" . Baylor University. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Bill Harvey (2003). "Waco".
Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans . University of Texas Press. pp. 250+.
ISBN
978-0292779341 .
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"Texas: Northeast Texas: Waco" . Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities . Jackson, Mississippi:
Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life . Retrieved July 30, 2016 .
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"Texas" . Harry Miner's American Dramatic Directory . NY: Wolf & Palmer. 1884.
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Waco Daily Examiner , December 24, 1885 – via U.S. Library of Congress
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"Handbook of Texas Online" .
Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
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"Waco History Timeline" . Waco History Project. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
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Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas . Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. 1893.
ISBN
978-1403500205 .
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a
b
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e Jay C. Henry (1993).
Architecture in Texas: 1895–1945 . University of Texas Press.
ISBN
978-0292730724 .
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"Movie Theaters in Waco, TX" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
^ Sheryl Smith-Rodgers (2000).
Texas Old-Time Restaurants & Cafes . Republic of Texas Press.
ISBN
978-1461625490 .
^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939),
"Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas" , Radio Annual , New York: Radio Daily,
OCLC
2459636
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"Timeline" . Women in Texas History . Austin: Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
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"List of the top 10 worst tornadoes in Texas history" . Amarillo, TX:
National Weather Service . Retrieved April 14, 2017 .
^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960),
"Television Stations: Texas" , Radio Annual and Television Year Book , New York: Radio Daily Corp.,
OCLC
10512206
^ Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001).
"Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)" . Zoo and Aquarium History . US:
CRC Press .
ISBN
978-1420039245 .
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"Waco city, Texas" . QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
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"Megaregions: Texas Triangle" . America 2050 . USA:
Regional Plan Association . Retrieved September 12, 2016 .
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"City of Waco Mayor and Council 1895-present" (PDF) . City of Waco, Texas. Retrieved June 28, 2016 .
Sleeper and Hutchins, ed. (1876). Waco and McLennan County .
"Waco" . Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory . St. Louis: R.L. Polk & Co. 1884 – via Internet Archive.
"Waco" . Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory . Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890 – via Internet Archive.
Directory of the City of Waco . Galveston: Morrison & Fourmy. 1902 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
"Waco" .
Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 225.
James H. Mackey, ed. (1914). Municipal Hand Book of the City of Waco .
Ellis A. Davis; Edwin H. Grobe, eds. (1926).
"(Waco)" . New Encyclopedia of Texas . Dallas: Texas Development Bureau. pp. 76–79 – via Internet Archive. circa 1926? (fulltext)
Federal Writers' Project (1940),
"Waco" , Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State ,
American Guide Series , New York: Hastings House,
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Roger N. Conger. Highlights of Waco History. Waco: Hill Printing and Stationery Co, 1945.
Dayton Kelley (1972). Handbook of Waco and McLennan County, Texas . Texian Press.
William R. Poage (1981). McLennan County, Before 1980 . Texian Press.
Patricia Ward Wallace (1983). Waco: Texas Crossroads .
Historical Markers of McLennan County . Waco: McLennan College. 1986.
OCLC
14699197 – via Waco History Project. (fulltext)
Agnes Warren Barnes (1999).
Waco, Texas: A Postcard Journey . Arcadia.
ISBN
978-0738502977 .
Patricia Ward Wallace (1999). Waco: A Sesquicentennial History .
Garry H. Radford, Sr. (2000). African American Heritage in Waco, Texas . Austin: Eakin Press.
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