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| McKinney
is one of the rare Texas places with both the county and seat being named after
one person. Anson in Jones County and Gail in Borden County are two others. In
this case it was Collin McKinney, who was a signer of the Texas Declaration
of Independence. He was also instrumental in passing legislature insisting that
county lines in North Texas follow straight lines. |
McKinney
Landmarks / Attractions |
Nearby Recreation
Lake
Lavon - a 21,000-acre reservoir, with 4 parks
Lake
Texoma - 11,000-acre reservoir, includes 18 miles of the Navidad River and
125 miles of shoreline
Wilson
Creek Park (Towne Lake Recreation Area), east of US 75 |
McKinney
Tourist Information Convention
and Visitors Bureau: 1-888-649-8499
www.mckinneycvb.org
Contact them
for information on museums and other attractions.
McKinney
Chamber of Commerce: 972-542-0163
1650 W. Louisiana, Suite 100, McKinney,
TX 75069
www.mckinneytx.org |
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The Ritz Theater in Downtown McKinney
Photo by John Troesser, 2001 |
| | College
Street in 1911
Postcard courtesy
rootsweb.com/
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| | McKinney
Street Scene
Postcard courtesy
rootsweb.com/
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"East Side of
Square, McKinney, Texas
Postcard courtesy
rootsweb.com/
~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html |
Order
Here
McKinney, Texas: The First 150 Years | | Recommended
Reading McKinney,
Texas: The First 150 Years
For our readers who enjoy history, there is a good pictorial history of McKinney
and Collin Co. McKinney, Texas: The First 150 Years by Julia L. Vargo.
Donning Press, 1997. The first 150 or so pages contain hundreds of vintage photos,
many of which were contributed from family albums. The remaining pages are also
heavily illustrated, but by more recent happenings. | |
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