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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…
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Anderson Family Cemetery ( 1972) | Marina Dr., South of US 60/30
Opened with burials of William (1785?-1858) and Celia (Lair) Anderson (1791?-1859), Kentuckians who lived on Missouri frontier before following to…
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Bankhead Highway in Garland (2009) | Main St. at 6th
The early 20th century development of the automobile led to major changes in road systems throughout the U. S. The…
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First Baptist Church (1999) | Ave. D at 9th St.
Baptists in the pioneer Duck Creek community began meeting regularly in a log schoolhouse probably as early as the 1850s.…
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