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 Garland
N 32° 54.757 W 096° 38.154
14S E 721087 N 3644079
The state historic marker commemorating the history of Garland, TX, originally located on the square in downtown Garland but since relocated to the 400 block of Main St, across from Roach Feed & Seed.
Waymark Code: WMFWFE
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2012
Views: 7
Garland was incorporated in 1891 as a compromise between the three competing towns of Embree, Duck Creek, and New Duck Creek. The coming of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe RR and the subsequent arrival of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas RR spurred the combination of the three towns.
The battle for which town would annex the other and what the name for the new town would be was settled when both Embree and Duck Creek agreed to merge into the new city of Garland (with a little push from the US Government, which demurred choosing a winner in the town supremacy battle for the new post office by choosing a site between the three towns).
This marker was set in a prominent spot on the square next to the community time capsule in downtown Garland as part of the community's centennial in 1991.
Marker Number: 6721
Marker Text:
Settlement of this area began in the 1840s. A small community named Duck Creek was established and by 1846 a log cabin was serving as a community center, school, and Union Church. Early businesses included a general store, grist mill, and cotton gin.
In 1886 The Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe Railroad built a line through Dallas County, passing about one mile east of Duck Creek. A new town, named Embree in honor of one of Duck Creek's early doctors, was laid out along the rail line. The Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railroad built a second rail line north of the Santa Fe tracks. The original Duck Creek settlement declined in favor of New Duck Creek on the MKT Rail Line.
A U.S. Post Office was authorized for the area in 1887 and was positioned between the two towns. Named for U.S. Attorney General A. H. Garland, the site became a new town into which the earlier communities merged. The citizens voted to incorporate in 1891, and M. Davis Williams was elected first mayor.
Garland flourished in the early 20th century and survived the Great Depression. Rapid transportation and industrial growth following World War II changed the city's economic base. Garland continues to be an important part of Dallas County history. (1991)
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