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1852 - Fillmore renamed "Plano." [1] 1870 - Population reaches 155. [2] 1872 - Houston and Texas Central Railway begins operating. [1] 1873 - Town of Plano incorporated. [1] 1883 - Telephone in use (approximate date). [2] 1891 - Plano Public School established. 1894 Fire Department organized. [2] Plano Milling Company (flour mill) in business. [2]
Blake was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on November 26, 1914.He had two brothers (Curtis Blake and Hollis, who died at the age of two) and one sister (Betsy Melvin).). Their father, Herbert Prestley Blake, was employed by Standard Electric Time Company; their mother, Ethel (Stewart) Blake, was a car enthusiast who inspired her sons' interest in vehic
Jose Policarpo Rodriguez (1829–1914), surveyor, scout, established Tejano settlement near present-day Bandera; Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), Secretary of War of Republic of Texas, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Texas, U.S. Senator after state's admission to U.S. Charles Stillman (1810–1875), founder of Brownsville, Texas
The Plano campus covers an area of 140 acres (0.219 sq mi; 0.567 km 2), and includes a 7,000-seat worship center, a school offering Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 (including a football stadium, a baseball field, and a fieldhouse for basketball and volleyball), a fitness center with outdoor sports fields, a café, a library, and a bookstore.
Hunt is the founder and CEO of The Hope Center in Plano, Texas, a permanent home for nearly 50 nonprofit Christian ministries that share space under one roof. Hope for the Heart is the Center's anchor tenant and offers walk-in counseling by appointment at the Center. [14] Hunt has been a regular guest professor at colleges and seminaries.
Mark E. Speese (born 1957) is an American businessman who founded Plano, Texas-based rent-to-own company Rent-A-Center in 1986, growing the company to almost 3,000 company-owned stores in the United States and Mexico. [1] Speese served as the company's CEO from 2001 to 2014 and again from 2017 to 2018.
Helen LaKelly Hunt – founder of the Sister Fund [88] Hunter L. Hunt (B.A. 1990) – current chairman and CEO of Hunt Consolidated Energy [citation needed] Lamar Hunt (B.S. 1956) – principal founder of the American Football League (AFL), Major League Soccer (MLS), and Kansas City Chiefs, owner of the Kansas City Wizards, Columbus Crew, and ...
Bobby Evans (2015), NFL offensive lineman and founder of Feed The Family Apparel; A.J. Ferrari (2020), freestyle and folkstyle wrestler; NCAA wrestling champion; Dawn Greathouse (1997), Soccer player and coach [116] Jalen Guyton (2015), NFL wide receiver; Jaylon Jones (2016), NFL cornerback; Tejan Koroma (2014), NFL center [117]