Waco, Texas - Dr Pepper, 1953 Waco Tornado Outbreak, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Jesse Washington Lynching (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Dr Pepper, 1953 Waco tornado outbreak, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Jesse Washington lynching, American Football Coaches Association, Big Red, American Income Life Insurance Company, Neighborhoods of Waco, Waco Regional Airport, James Connally Air Force Base, Cameron Park Zoo, Waco Tribune-Herald, Oakwood Cemetery, Municipal Stadium, Waco Mammoth Site, Heart of Texas Council of Governments, Lake Waco. Excerpt: Waco () is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. The city has a 2009 estimated total population of 126,217. The Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of McLennan County and has a 2007 estimated population of 224,668. Aerial view of Downtown Waco; Brazos River to the left and campus of Baylor University in the upper right. Waco's 22-story ALICO building Prior to the founding of Waco in 1849, a Wichita Native American group known as the "Waco" (Spanish: Hueco or Huaco) lived on the land of present-day downtown Waco. In 1824 Thomas M. Duke explored the area and reported to Stephen F. Austin describing the village: "This town is situated on the West Bank of the River. They have a spring almost as cold as ice itself. All we want is some Brandy and Sugar to have Ice Toddy. They have about 400 acres (1.6 km) planted in corn, beans, pumpkins, and melons and that tended in good order. I think they cannot raise more than One Hundred Warriors." After Austin aborted the first attempt to destroy their village in 1825, he made a treaty with them. The Waco eventually moved out of the region, settling north near present-day Fort Worth. In 1872 they joined other Wichita tribes on a reservation in Oklahoma. In 1902 the Waco received allotments of land and became official US citizens. Neil McLennan settled in an area near the South Bosque River in 1838. Jacob De Cordova...