Navarro County, Texas - Rice, Texas, Mustang, Texas, Richland, Texas, Streetman, Texas, Dawson, Texas, Emhouse, Texas, Corsicana, Texas, Retre (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Rice, Texas, Mustang, Texas, Richland, Texas, Streetman, Texas, Dawson, Texas, Emhouse, Texas, Corsicana, Texas, Retreat, Texas, Mildred, Texas, Oak Valley, Texas, Barry, Texas, Kerens, Texas, Frost, Texas, Blooming Grove, Texas, Angus, Texas, Powell, Texas, Eureka, Texas, Goodlow, Texas, Navarro, Texas, Wortham Independent School District, Richland-Chambers Reservoir, Tiger Stadium, C David Campbell Field, Chatfield, Texas, Collin Street Bakery, Purdon, Texas, Dawson Independent School District, Corsicana Independent School District, Ennis Independent School District, Frost Independent School District, Hubbard Independent School District, Fairfield High School, Bynum Independent School District, Corsicana Daily Sun, Montfort, Texas, Mildred High School, Fairfield Independent School District, Mildred Independent School District, Blooming Grove Independent School District, Rice Independent School District, Kerens Independent School District, Emmett, Texas. Excerpt: Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45 some fifty-five miles south of downtown Dallas. The population was 24,485 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Navarro County. Founded in 1848, Corsicana was named by Jose Antonio Navarro after the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the birthplace of his father, who died when Navarro and his many siblings were young. Women's' groups have had a strong role throughout the history of the city, with one of the earliest efforts being the establishment of the Corsicana Female Literary Institute, a school which operated from 1857 through 1870. The first public library in Corsicana opened in 1901 by effort of the women's' clubs of the city. A 1905 library gift by Andrew Carnegie gave the library a permanent home and its first full-time, professionally trained...