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Col. John F. Strickland, 1860-1921

From The Courier-Gazette, McKinney, TX 21 May 1921:

“J. F. Strickland Drops Dead in Dallas Home:

J. F. Strickland, long prominent in business circles in this city and State, dropped dead at his home, 3705 Rawlins street, Oak Lawn, this morning shortly before 10 o’clock.

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Posted on January 16, 2015January 17, 2021Categories biography, interurban, railroadTags biography, history, interurban, texas

The Interurban

If you were living in Waco in 1913, you could have read an article in the Waco Morning News on October 29, 1913 announcing a new rail line, the Interurban. It was the final extension in one large system, part of the Texas Electric Railway.

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Posted on January 14, 2015May 13, 2025Categories interurban, railroadTags history, interurban, texas5 Comments on The Interurban

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