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Grand Prairie as of 2012 has 320 municipal police officers. The city of Grand Prairie is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
Prairie Playland – Grand Prairie; Richland Chambers – Winkler; Six Flags Over Texas – Arlington; Traders Village – Grand Prairie; Universal Kids Resort – Frisco [34] [35] Wonderland Park – Amarillo; YesterLand Farm – Canton
1825: McKinnon, Wyoming [2] The first rendezvous of white traders and trappers in the Rocky Mountains occurred in July 1825 just north of McKinnon along Henrys Fork. They joined members of William Henry Ashley's expedition. [3] At this rendezvous, Jedediah Smith became Ashley's partner in the fur trade.
The trail was an important trade route for fur trappers and traders in the North American fur trade from about 1820 and into the Pikes Peak Gold Rush beginning 1859. [1] Trapper's Trail was first known to be used in 1820 for Stephen H. Long’s expedition. Colonel Henry Dodge used it in 1835 for the Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition or First Dragoon ...
Grand Island (after nearby settlement known to French traders as La Grande Isle) La Platte; Loup County, Loup River ("Wolf", named after the Skidi Pawnee people who called themselves the Wolf People) Louisville (named after Louisville, Kentucky) Loup River; Lyons; Papillion (from papillon, "butterfly") Platte County; Platte River ("flat river ...
The Theatre at Grand Prairie (2018-21) Address: 1001 Performance Pl Grand Prairie, TX 75050-7965: Location: Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex: Owner: City of Grand Prairie: Operator: AEG Live: Capacity: 6,350: Construction; Built: 1999–2002: Opened: February 2002: Construction cost: $63 million ($115 million in 2023 dollars [1]) Website; Venue ...
During 1661-62, the French fur traders Radisson and Groseilliers journeyed four days from Madeline Island to a Huron Indian village, believed to be near the present village of Reserve on the Lac Courte Oreilles reservation. The French received permission to use the Indian lands for passage. [2]
Prairie fires, driven by winds, were a risk in dry spells. Wet weather turned rivers into torrents, approaches to streams into bogs, and worn paths into morasses. [69] Blizzards could strand traders and threaten them with starvation. [70] Insects harassed both the traders and their draft animals, depriving them of sleep and weakening them. [71]