McKinney

Historical marker location:

McKinney, Texas

( on SH5, about 1 mile north of intersection of SH5 and US 380 - McKinney)

Marker installed: 1963

Founded 1845 by Collin McKinney, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

In Civil War, Gen. J.W. Throckmorton (later a governor of Texas) organized McKinney's Co.K, 6th Texas Cavalry, an outstanding confederate fighting unit.

Manufacturing, trade and hospital center.

1963.

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The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.