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Will Kingsley: Garland Showman Extraordinaire
By Jerry Flook, Garland Historian Published in the Garland-Rowlett Messenger, March 2012 Kingsley Road, one of Garland’s principal east-west thoroughfares, is perhaps…
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The Murder of Elijah Harris
By Jerry Flook, Garland Historian Published in the Garland-Rowlett Messenger, July 2011 Elijah “Lige” Harris (1892-1924) was the first officer of the…
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Warren A. Ferris: Explorer-Surveyor of the Three Forks
By Jerry Flook, Garland Historian Published in the Garland-Rowlett Messenger, January 2012 Prior to the removal of the Indian threat from the…
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Political Campaigning In Early Garland
By Jerry Flook, Garland Historian Published in the Garland-Rowlett Messenger, October 2012 Since so much of our national attention is now focused…
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Holy Camp Meetings!
By Jerry Flook, Garland Historian Published in the Garland-Rowlett Messenger, November 2012 Religious camp meetings in America began to gain popularity around…
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Garland’s 1st Urban Plan, 1937
By Jerry Flook, Garland Historian Published in the Garland-Rowlett Messenger, May 2012 The City Council recently adopted a new comprehensive plan for…
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A.J. Head Service Station (2018) | 316 Main St.
The Federal Aid Road Act (1916) and the formation of the Texas Highway Department resulted in the creation of Texas…







