McGregor

On September 7, 1882, lots in the town of McGregor Springs were sold at public auction. The event had been advertised statewide by the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad and the Texas and St. Louis Railway. The community was named for Dr. Gregor Carmichael McGregor (1824-1902), a pioneer Texas physician who later became a prominent Waco businessman. As the settlement grew away from the springs on Harris Creek, it became known as McGregor. Residents of such nearby pioneer settlements as Banks and Eagle Springs were among the first to move their families and businesses here. The post office was even listed as Banks for a short time in 1882. The first school,the McGregor Academy, was opened by J.S. Greenlee in 1883, four years before the McGregor Independent School District was created. The town ws incorporated in 1886 and A. H. Crain was elected to serve as the first mayor. Because of its location on major railroad lines, McGregor first developed as an agricultural shipping center. During World War II it experienced a period of intense growth due to the opening of an ordnance plant. Continued development has resulted from the town's diversified economy and rich heritage.

McGregor is a historical marker in McGregor, McLennan County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4385, -97.4066 near McGregor. The nearest cataloged historic site is McGregor Mirror (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Christian Church of McGregor (Disciples of Christ), First Baptist Church of McGregor, and Glenn and Mary Gulledge Crain House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309003296. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.