In addition to Baylor, the other colleges included the predecessor to what is now known as Texas Christian University (now in Fort Worth), Paul Quinn College (relocated since to Dallas), and two other short-lived colleges. During the early 20th century, McLennan County was home to as many as five colleges. In 1886, Baylor University relocated from Independence, Texas, to Waco and absorbed Waco University. Dodson, and completed in 1877 at a cost of $24,894.50. The third courthouse was styled after Second Empire by architect W.C. McLennan's second courthouse was a two-story brick building completed in 1857 for $11,000. The first county courthouse was completed in 1851 for $500, and was a two-story log cabin that was 30' x 30'. Of the eighteen he designed, thirteen remain standing. Completed in 1902 in the Beaux Arts Style, it is the next-to-last example of Architect James Riely Gordon's Texas courthouses. The current County Courthouse is located in the county seat, Waco, Texas, and is the county's fourth courthouse. Local man James Connally became known as a World War II fighter pilot. County resident Doris Miller was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor he was the first African American to earn such distinction. The latter is now used as the TSTC Waco Airport and Texas State Technical College. McLennan County's contributions to World War II include the reopening of Rich Field for use by the Air Force, and the opening of James Connally Air Force Base. The county had 15 lynchings, the second-highest number of any county in the state. In the aftermath of World War I, when social tensions were high as veterans returned, white racial violence broke out against blacks. During World War I, McLennan County was home to at least one military airfield, Rich Field.
Waco is also home to the Dr Pepper Museum, housed in the 1906 building that was the first stand-alone facility used to bottle Dr Pepper.Īccording to local lore, the first sustained flight did not occur in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, but just outside Tokio (a small community in McLennan County) by a man flying a gyrocopter. The Dr Pepper business was headquartered in Waco, until it moved to Dallas, Texas. In the 1880s, pharmacist Charles Alderton developed the carbonated beverage that became known as Dr Pepper. Erath, and was known by 1850 as Waco Village. The county seat, Waco, had been founded as an outpost of the Texas Rangers. McLennan County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1850 out of Milam County. McLennan County is included in the Waco Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is named for Neil McLennan, an early Scottish settler who worked to evict the Indians in frontier Texas. census 2022 county population estimate is 266,836. Its county seat and largest city is Waco. As of the 2020 census, its population was 260,579. Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance available.McLennan County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas.
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