Royse City

Released on by Sheri Stodghill Fowler
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  • Royse City Book Detail

  • Author : Sheri Stodghill Fowler
  • Release Date : 2012
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Genre : Architecture
  • Pages : 130
  • ISBN 13 : 0738596787
  • File Size : 23,23 MB
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Royse City by Sheri Stodghill Fowler PDF Summary

Book Description: In 1886, Confederate veteran Burgess Griffin Royse platted his namesake townsite on the blackland prairie of North Texas. A savvy businessman, Royse knew that the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad line between Dallas and Greenville was being planned, and he was instrumental in making sure its route passed through the newly platted city. Train service was a major economic boom to the area, and the small community grew quickly. By 1890, Royse City had a population of 1,000 and boasted two cotton gins, a gristmill, and 20 businesses. Through the mid-1900s, Royse City thrived on farming, with cotton growing, cotton ginning, and cottonseed oil manufacturing serving as the major industries. Although most Royse City citizens now commute to jobs throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, this small bedroom community celebrates and preserves its history through the Texas Main Street program, a thriving city-owned historical museum, and many festivals and celebrations that highlight its rich heritage.

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