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General Highway Map Collin County, Texas

Highway map of Collin County, Texas, showing rivers, lakes, creeks, streams, cities, towns, outlying buildings (including schools and churches), roads, highways (giving mileage between points), bridges, railroads, cemeteries, oil or gas wells, and state roadside parks. Map includes twelve inset maps - Weston, Melissa, Valdasta, Allen, Altoga, Climax, Culeoka, Copeville, Lavon, Inset No. 1, Renner, and Josephine - and an extensive legend indicating geographical and human-made features. Scale [ca. 1:126,720] (2 miles to the inch).
Date: 1939
Creator: Texas. Highway Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Collin County

Blue line print of survey map of Collin County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants of surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map in red pencil. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1916
Creator: McDonald, H. F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin P. Hancock to Truett Latimer, April 6, 1953] (open access)

[Letter from Austin P. Hancock to Truett Latimer, April 6, 1953]

Letter from Austin P. Hancock to Truett Latimer requesting his support of House Joint Resolution 34, regarding abolishing ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles and substituting an increase on annual license fees.
Date: April 6, 1953
Creator: Hancock, Austin P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Benton to Members of the Legislature Discussing the Veterans Hospital in McKinney] (open access)

[Letter from J. A. Benton to Members of the Legislature Discussing the Veterans Hospital in McKinney]

Letter from J. A. Benton to Members of the Legislature asking them to write to their Senators and Congressmen about keeping the Veterans Hospital in McKinney open.
Date: unknown
Creator: Benton, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History