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The beginnings of the city of Frisco began in February of 1902. It was situation on the beautiful rolling prairie land on Collin County and rooted itself in the rich agriculture of the area. There were three things that really made the city come into being. The plentiful rich soil that fueled a thriving farm industry, key transportation to convey these goods to buyers and water. Transportation has been key to the survival for this town from the beginning. Settlers first came to this area via the cattle drives along the Shawnee Trail. In the mid 1800's the Republic of Texas devoted money for the construction of a north/south road that would open northern areas to trade. The traditional Shawnee Trail that went from Austin to the Red River was followed as an established route. This road that the Shawnee Trail Sports complex bears owes its namesake, ran directly through what is now the heart of Frisco.
Near the Red River there was a military post named for Captain William Preston who was a veteran of the TX Revolution. The Shawnee Trail was renamed Preston Trail and then Preston Road, was frequently used by wagon train by early immigrants and also by cattle drives going north from Austin. The town of Lebanon was then a thriving cattle town and served as a assembly point for the cattle drives.
The next mode of transportation to the area gave birth to the city of Frisco was the railroad. This line began in Missouri and slowly made its way south, becoming part of the St. Louis, San Francisco Railroad. Workers at depot stations along the line soon shortened the same of the line to "Frisco".
In 1902 a section of track was completed from Denison to Carrollton right through the center of what is now Frisco. Steam locomotives required watering holes about every twenty to thirty miles. Since water was not available on the higher ground along Preston Ridge, the Railroad veered four miles to the west to some lower ground. It was there that they dug a lake called Frisco Lake. This was located on Stewart Creek and provided water for the engines.
That same year, what would eventually become Frisco was a parcel of land owned by the Blackland Town Site Company, a subsidiary of the San Francisco Railroad. This property was divided into lots and sold to settlers via an auction held February 13 and 14 in 1902. The sale attracted residents and merchants from surrounding communities that had to rail access and at that point, businesses and residents began to move here from Little Elm and Lebanon. With the decline of Lebanon, some of the houses there were physically moved from Preston Road to what is now downtown. One was the T.J. Campbell home. They rolled it on longs and pulled into town where it now stands today as a historical monument at the corner of Main and Fifth Street operated as Randy's Steak House.
Frisco was originally called Emerson, after the owner of the farm where the town site was located, Francis Emerson. When application was made for a post office under the name of "Emerson", the application was refused. There already was a town called Emberson in Lamar County, and they ruled that the names were too similar. An existing post office called Eurida was transferred to the new town site from a community two miles to the North. The postmaster came along in the move and for time the office continued to operate under the name of Eurida.
In 1904 the people selected the name "Frisco City" for their town in honor of the railroad that founded and fueled the young city. It was soon shortened to Frisco and the post office approved the new name.
This area became a thriving town and served as a trace center to the surrounding farming communities. In 1908 the residents elected to make their community an incorporated city. On March 27, 1908 the citizens elected their first municipal government comprised of four alderman, an alderman at large, a town marshal and Dr. I.S. Rogers, the town's first physician and new mayor. Dr. Rogers, for which Rogers Elementary School is names, served for three years as the mayor of the young city.
On 1910 the population was around 332. In 1920 the census showed the count to be 733. The town's population remained near that level through the 1950 census. Population had grown to 1184 in 1960 and slow but steady growth continued bringing the total to 3,499 in 1980 and 6,141 in 1990. The 90's brought with them a population explosion that added an estimated 21,400 residents by 1997.
Today these three ingredients are still working to build our town. With 69 square miles of land within its boundaries, the city is seeing a diversified crop produced. Where cotton, wheat, corn and feed once grew, we see businesses, houses, churches, office, parks and schools.
Frisco Lake has service its purpose as a railroad lake and swimming hole and then went the way of the steam locomotive. Water continues to be a factor in our growth. Once only served by water wells, today there are contract with the North Texas Municipal Water District that can furnish up to 29 million gallons of water per day. Though the railroad continues to be very important, automobiles and trucks no claim our attention. With the North Dallas Tollway and major State and Federal highways, new streets and thoroughfares are being built as fast as possible. Within the next few years an estimated $61.2 million is being spent on road improvements within the city of Frisco.
The once small town has now perhaps reached its adolescence. I am sure that the railroad hardly recognizes the city anymore. The city's master plan says when the city develops fully into its 69 square miles, it may be home to as many as 350,000 people.
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Last Modified: April 07, 2008
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