Morning Wood.s (My Very First Dick Run)
Let's go frolicking in the woods together! And other fun adventures.
Let's go frolicking in the woods together! And other fun adventures.
1881 seemed to be a pivotal point for the Duncanville settlement: a new railroad, authorization for a new post office, and the area around Duncan Switch got its official name: Duncanville.
Modern day Coppell began about 181 years ago in July of 1843 when Sam Houston travelled from Crockett, Texas along the Trinity River to arrive at Grapevine Springs in an attempt to sign the Republic of Texas's first Indian treaty.
In 1874, settlers sold railroad right-of-way through their land to force the Dallas and Wichita Railroad through town, spurring growth.