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It was named for a spring in a chinaberry grove. A post office was established there in May 1873 with Charles S. Eichelberger as postmaster. By the early 1880s, the community had 200 residents with five steam cotton gins and gristmills, three general stores and a Methodist church. Cotton, corn, and wool were the principal products of the area.
Yugo (pronounced) is the common name used for the Zastava Yugo, [1] later also marketed as the Zastava Koral (pronounced [ˈzâːstaʋa ˈkǒraːl], Serbian Cyrillic: Застава Корал) and Yugo Koral. Originally introduced as the Zastava Jugo 45, various other names were also used over the car's long production run, like Yugo Tempo ...
Nevertheless, 17,000 people commute to work there each day. Downtown Waco was built around the Waco Suspension Bridge, which was a crucial crossing of the Brazos River. In May 1953, a tornado struck downtown Waco killing 114, and injuring hundreds. It caused millions of dollars in damage, and negatively impacted Waco's economy for years to come.
The Grove is located on Farm to Market Road 1114 and Texas State Highway 36, 16 mi (26 km) southeast of Gatesville, 36 mi (58 km) southwest of Waco, and 85 mi (137 km) north of Austin via Interstate 35 in eastern Coryell County. It is also a two-hour drive from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. [2]
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In 1837, the Texas Rangers planned to establish a fort at Waco village, but abandoned the idea after several weeks. In 1844, a trading post was established 8 miles south of the village. [9] The anthropologist Jean-Louis Berlandier recorded 60 Waco houses in 1830. [10] The tribe had a second, smaller village located on the Guadalupe River. [10]
1856 – Town of Waco incorporated. [1] 1858 – Southern Democrat newspaper begins publication. [7] [8] 1861 – Waco University founded. [1] 1865 – Waco Examiner newspaper begins publication. [9] 1866 – New Hope Baptist Church established. [5] 1870 Waco Suspension Bridge opens. [2] Waco Tap Railroad begins operating. [10] Population: 3,008.
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