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Renner, Texas
Renner is a section of Dallas, Texas, within southwestern Collin County and southeastern Denton County, that was once a distinct rural community of about 10 square miles and housed the center of a nonprofit agricultural research organization.Carlisle, Candace.Small towns disappearing across North Texas prairie." ''Denton Record-Chronicle''. Friday February 15, 2008. Retrieved on July 26, 2010. Renner is within the North Central Division of the Dallas Police Department, which is headquartered at 6969 McCallum Boulevard. History The namesake of the community, John A. Renner, developed townsites along the Cotton Belt line. A post office appeared in 1888. Coincidentally, the postmaster of Collin County in 1888 was George Renner. (DMN July 14, 1888). Renner received a telephone service in 1898 (DMN July 25, 1898). Renner was incorporated as a town in 1954 and annexed to Dallas in 1977. Although the main residential portion of Renner mostly comprised a small triangle between McCall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and County seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Miles
Harvey Wayne Miles (October 25, 1931July 17, 2012) was the final mayor of Renner, Texas. Miles was born in Center City, Texas and grew up in rural Mills County, Texas. Miles was a plumber by trade and served as a plumbing inspector for the city of Odessa, Texas Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States. It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small section of the city extends into Midland County. Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, ma ... in addition to running his own plumbing business.Funeral Program. Allen Funeral Home, Wylie, TX, July 19, 2012 References Mayors of places in Texas 1931 births 2012 deaths People from Mills County, Texas History of Dallas People from Odessa, Texas People from Collin County, Texas {{Texas-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handbook Of Texas
The ''Handbook of Texas'' is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Texas geography, history, and historical persons published by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). History The original ''Handbook'' was the brainchild of TSHA President Walter Prescott Webb of The University of Texas history department. It was published as a two-volume set in 1952, with a supplemental volume published in 1976. In 1996, the New Handbook of Texas was published, expanding the encyclopedia to six volumes and over 23,000 articles. In 1999, the Handbook of Texas Online went live with the complete text of the print edition, all corrections incorporated into the handbook's second printing, and about 400 articles not included in the print edition due to space limitations. The handbook continues to be updated online, and contains over 25,000 articles. The online version includes entries on general topics, such as "Texas Since World War II", biographies such as notable Texans Samuel Houston and W. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Holy Communion (Dallas)
The Cathedral Church of the Holy Communion is an Anglicanism, Anglican church in Dallas, Texas. It is the cathedral of the Reformed Episcopal Church Diocese of Mid-America, which is led by Holy Communion's former longtime rector, Bishop Ray Sutton. Holy Communion is a traditional Anglican parish using the Book_of_Common_Prayer#United_States, 1928 Book of Common Prayer in its worship services. History The first church on the site of Holy Communion dates to the mid-19th century. The site on Hall's Branch of White Rock Creek was a popular grazing and watering spot on the Texas Trail, Shawnee Trail for cattle drivers and migrants. In 1852, William C. McKamy and his family arrived from Tennessee and began accumulating an estate of roughly 3,000 acres on the site. McKamy sold firewood and water to westbound settlers and provided camping space for them in the wagon yard. Eventually, a community of about 80 grew up around the site, and in 1872, a Freemasonry, Masonic lodge was built ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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