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In 1923, a new franchise called the Indians was formed and became a member of the Class D level Texas Association. In 1925, Waco rejoined the Texas League with the formation of the Waco Cubs. On June 20, 1930, the first night game in Texas League history was played at Katy Park in Waco. The lights were donated by Waco resident Charles Redding ...
1830 – Hueco village sacked by Cherokees. [1] 1849 – Shapley Ross founds Waco. March 1: "First sale of town lots at Waco village." [2] 1850. Shapley Ross builds first hotel. Shapley Ross becomes first postmaster. Brazos River ferry begins operating.
The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, [7][8][9][10] was the siege by U.S. federal government and Texas state law enforcement officials of a compound belonging to the religious cult known as the Branch Davidians, between February 28 and April 19, 1993. [11] The Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh, were headquartered at Mount Carmel ...
In 1837, the Texas Rangers planned to establish a fort at Waco village, but abandoned the idea after several weeks. In 1844, a trading post was established 8 miles south of the village. [9] The anthropologist Jean-Louis Berlandier recorded 60 Waco houses in 1830. [10] The tribe had a second, smaller village located on the Guadalupe River. [10]
300 S. 5th St. 31°33′18″N 97°07′47″W / 31.555°N 97.129722°W / 31.555; -97.129722 (Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company Building) Waco. Part of Waco Downtown Historic District, currently houses the Dr Pepper Museum. 2. Castle Heights Historic District. Castle Heights Historic District. November 17, 2009.
Over the course of 51 days, from Feb. 28 to April 19, 1993, various U.S. federal government agencies were in a tragic and violent standoff with the religious group, Branch Davidians led by cult ...
McLennan County, Texas. McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 260,579. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Waco. [2] The U.S. census 2023 county population estimate is 268,583. [3] The county is named for Neil McLennan, [4] an early Scottish settler who worked ...
e. Jesse Washington was a seventeen-year-old African American farmhand who was lynched in the county seat of Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916, in what became a well-known example of lynching. Washington was convicted of raping and murdering Lucy Fryer, the wife of his white employer in rural Robinson, Texas. He was chained by his neck and dragged ...