McKinney�s very first settlers began arriving from Kentucky; Arkansas; and Tennessee in the early 1840s. Collin County was created by the Texas legislature on April 3; 1846; and due to a provision violation requiring the county seat to be within 3 miles of the center of the county; McKinney replaced Buckner as the seat in 1848. The vote deciding the new seat; however; went in McKinney�s favor primarily because flooding kept many citizens from casting ballots. On March 16; 1848; the state legislature passed an act to name the new town in honor of Collin McKinney; one of five original draftees of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Today McKinney is one of America�s fastest growing cities and has seen a population boom from approximately 16;000 residents in 1985 to more than 120;000 in 2010.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. DisappointedBy DC GuyThis book is a recording of the love affair the author has with suburban Philadelphia trolleys......But........First some background. I lived in the area and I worked for the Taylor Family. who owned the Red Arrow (actually PSTCO). starting in 1962. as a teenager. while attending school part time. In fact it was nearly 8 years of full and part time work with the Red Arrow from high school though college that got me launched as a rail industry executive.The core problem with the book is that the bulk of the photographs come directly from the authors personal collection which is a good set of "foamer" (rail industry term for rabid rail fan) photos.The maps could be better There are lots of available (eBay) maps / schedules that the company published. that the author could have used. instead of his hand drawn maps.So its nice coverage of the Media. Sharon Hill. Ardmore and Norristown Divisions. but has little about the West Chester Division. pulled p. for the most part in 1954.If you really want to it into the company. go dig into Ronald DeGraws three book series on the Red Arrow.But value this book for its "snapshot" of Philadelphia trolleys in the 60s and early 70s though 80s along with a good set of photos of the OTHER trolleys in the south eastern part of western suburbs of Philadelphia operated by the PTC and later SEPTA.So I would recommend as an extension to a collection focused on these lines. and not as a core acquisition.A note. the publisher of these books seems to produce many books of this quality. written by local "foamer" rail fans. focused on rail lines all over America. and nearly all suffer from the same issues of depth and consistency as this specific book. In almost all cases. better quality. in terms of publications. exist elsewhere. in new and used books.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. pricelessBy CRFmy mother drove one of these in 1942. a picture of her trolley # was in the book. Very cool !!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Trolley Book of limited interestBy Glenn RichardThis book would be of particular interest to trolley buffs. especially those who have roots in the Philadelphia area. The captions with the pictures were repetitive and superfluous. As far as I could tell the history and the specific data was accurate. Its value is in its pictures covering the various types of trolleys over the particular years covered. Reproduction was acceptable.
