On East Parker Road at McMenamy Ln, on the right when traveling east on East Parker Road.
Settlement in Collin County grew substantially from 1840-1860, and although citizens were mostly farmers, the majority of farms were small, and cotton harvest was of little significance. There was little incentive for farmers to plant cotton since . . . — — Map (db m309862) HM
On East Parker Road at McMenamy Ln, on the right when traveling east on East Parker Road.
Thomas L. Johnson opened and operated a store located on the north side of Parker Road in the 1880’s when the population of Parker was about 50. The store sat east of the current Corinth Presbyterian Church, separated by what is now called Church . . . — — Map (db m309861) HM
On East Parker Road at McMenamy Ln, on the right when traveling east on East Parker Road.
Cotton Gin
William C. Parker was a farmer and successful businessman who owned a gristmill and cotton gin. The cotton gin first used mule power and later a steam engine fueled by wood and coal. After World War II, farmers began to move to . . . — — Map (db m309864) HM
On East Parker Road at McMenamy Ln, on the right when traveling east on East Parker Road.
William Claiborne Parker, known to his friends as “Uncle Billy,” was the namesake of Parker Road and the community of Parker, Texas. Born June 6, 1836, in Mississippi, he was the oldest son of John W. Parker who journeyed to Collin County before . . . — — Map (db m309860) HM
