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The town was named after William C. Parker, the son of the area's first known settler, John C. Parker. It was incorporated as a city on March 22, 1969. [5] Corinth Presbyterian Church was founded in Parker in 1846, with the current sanctuary built in 1923, and is thought to be the oldest continuing congregation in Collin County. [6]
Parker was named before Parker, Collin County, Texas. The New Hope School moved two miles south to Parker and had an enrollment of 51 students with just one teacher in 1905. The school would later be annexed by the Grandview Independent School District in 1963. A fire and cyclone would hit the town in 1914, causing significant damage.
Located along the city's Broadway corridor about two miles (3 km) northeast of Downtown San Antonio, lies Alamo Heights, an incorporated city completely surrounded by San Antonio. Often known simply by its ZIP Code ("78209" or "the '09"), Alamo Heights is roughly bordered to the south by Hildebrand Avenue, to the north by Interstate 410, to the ...
Loop 1604 as of 2016. Loop 1604 is the outer highway loop encircling San Antonio, Texas, spanning approximately 95.6 miles (153.9 km).Originally constructed as a two-lane highway, the northern segment of the route, from US 90 in western San Antonio to Kitty Hawk Road in northeastern Bexar County, has been upgraded to a four-lane freeway.
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Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. [1] The county seat is Weatherford. [2] The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. [3] It is named for Isaac Parker, a state legislator who introduced the bill that established the county in 1855. [4]
Main and Military Plazas Historic District is a historic district in San Antonio, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with a boundary increase in 2019. [1] The area encompasses the old Presidio San Antonio de Béxar, [2] where the Spanish troops and the military governor of Texas were stationed. [3]
Azle (/ ˈ eɪ z əl / AY-zəl) is a city west of Fort Worth in Parker and Tarrant Counties in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, the city population was 13,369.. Azle is the home of the Azle Marching Green Pride marching band and the Fighting Azle Hornets.