Prosper, TX - Population 12,190
N 33° 13.290 W 096° 48.092
14S E 704877 N 3677996
Prosper, TX, population 12,190 as of this posting. This sign is on the east side of Business 289, just north of where it intersects with Preston Rd (TX 289) and US 380.
Waymark Code: WMG5ZK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2013
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A Texas Historical Marker in front of the Prosper Post Office says: (
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Prosper grew from two early settlements, Rock Hill and Richland. When the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railroad bypassed the two communities, the new town of Prosper, founded in 1902, became the center of commercial activity. The town grew steadily in its early years, primarily as a shipping center for surrounding farms. Tied to cotton and grain economies, the town ebbed and flowed with prices. In recent years, Prosper has experienced growth due to its proximity to the Dallas Metroplex, but it retains much of its historic fabric, from homes and commercial structures to three church congregations that moved to the town at its founding. (2003)