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Founded 1849. Named for Waco Indians. Sent men to state frontier defense and Confederate Army in Civil War. Home of five C.S.A. generals. Civic facilities serve as populous Central Texas region, as do its financial enterprises. Home of Baylor University, Paul Quinn College, Cameron Park and annual Heart O'Texas Fair.
Waco is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1964. 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 31.5584, -97.1297 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gerald-Harris Shootings (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brann-Davis Shootings, Alico Building, and Waco Tornado, The.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309005688. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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