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Murphy by Donna Brumit Jenkins (2012, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101531657060

ISBN-139781531657062

eBay Product ID (ePID)240087486

Product Key Features

Book TitleMurphy

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorDonna Brumit Jenkins

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.6 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.7 in

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SynopsisWith a 470-percent population spike during the last decade, Murphy, Texas, is the fastest-growing city in Collin County. Citizens are still drawn to the area just as the pioneers were. Murphy, first known as Maxwell and then Decatur, was once part of the Peters Colony empresario grant issued by the Republic of Texas in 1841. Carved out of the Blackland Prairie Region, the soil was rich and black, rainfall was abundant, the temperature was moderate, and the land was carpeted with tall grasses. Native trees, wild fruit, honey, game, fish, and wild turkey were plentiful. Trees were cut for homes, and prairie soils were plowed for crops. The arrival of the railroad in 1888 made it more convenient for farmers to transport crops and for local shopkeepers to operate their businesses, which left a lasting legacy in the community.