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History of McKinney and Collin County (open access)

History of McKinney and Collin County

This pamphlet gives an overview of the history of Collin County including important people, agricultural geography, and economic aspects.
Date: May 1, 1924
Creator: Wilson, Walter B.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Collin County]

Cadastral map of Collin County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Several features are marked including the Mercer Colony line. A legal statement is written in the lower-right corner attesting to the accuracy of the map.
Date: May 29, 1850
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2442, Chapter 1067 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2442, Chapter 1067

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers, duties, operation, and financing of the Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date: 2007-05/2007-06
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2402, Chapter 675 (open access)

78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2402, Chapter 675

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the compensation of district judges in Collin and Travis counties.
Date: 2003-05/2003-06
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car-Couplings (open access)

Improvement in Car-Couplings

Patent for car coupling device that attaches cars automatically when moved together while also detaching if one or more cars come off the tracks.
Date: May 22, 1877
Creator: Dobbs, Charles & Robinson, Samuel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Planter Attachment. (open access)

Cotton-Planter Attachment.

Patent for improvements on cotton or other seed planters with a new design that allows for "simultaneously adjusting-i.e., raising and lowering-the plows in front and in rear of the seed-dropping drum " (lines 29-31) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1880
Creator: Willcoxson, Coulmon W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Tire. (open access)

Wheel-Tire.

Patent for "a very cheap and simple tire which may be conveniently applied to any ordinary wheel, but which is especially applicable to wagon wheels, which when applied to the wheel has a perfectly smooth surface, and which has mechanism operated by the simple turning of a nut and adapted to tighten the tire to any desired extent." (Lines 9-16) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 21, 1895
Creator: Smith, Samuel A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Step. (open access)

Extension-Step.

Patent for improvements in extension-steps which attach to vehicles and "do away with the boxes used to assist in getting up to the first or lower step" (lines 10-12). When not in use, the steps can be swiveled up. They are raised, lowered, and locked into position with a mechanism operated using a handle.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hamilton, Samuel R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for the invention of new and improvements in plows (1). Provide a plow specifically adapted for use in rich heavy soil.
Date: May 19, 1885
Creator: Emmerson, Francis; Faires, Joseph; Cummins, John, R. & Faires, Jonathan, L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1867 (open access)

McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1867

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1867
Creator: Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1871 (open access)

McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1871

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1871
Creator: Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1873 (open access)

McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1873

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 22, 1873
Creator: Thomas, James W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 1873 (open access)

McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 29, 1873

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 29, 1873
Creator: Thomas, James W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Collin County Mercury (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1888 (open access)

Collin County Mercury (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 30, 1888

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 1888
Creator: Rudolph Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Gazette. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 86, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1899 (open access)

The Daily Gazette. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 86, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1899

Daily newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1888 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 3, 1888

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 1888
Creator: Kirkpatrick, E. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1888 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1888

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 10, 1888
Creator: Kirkpatrick, E. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1888 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1888

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 1888
Creator: Kirkpatrick, E. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1888 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 24, 1888

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 1888
Creator: Kirkpatrick, E. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1888 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 31, 1888

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 31, 1888
Creator: Kirkpatrick, E. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1885 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1885

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 1885
Creator: Mack, H. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1885 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 28, 1885

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 1885
Creator: Mack, H. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 1, 1884

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1884
Creator: Robertson, Orrin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1884 (open access)

The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 8, 1884

Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 8, 1884
Creator: Robertson, Orrin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History