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History in a Pecan
Shell
One of the last towns in Collin County to be established, Prosper
came into being as a stop on the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railroad in
1902. A post office was granted the following year. The auspicious name is credited
to railroad officials. With every new railroad
town (at least in East, Central and Northern Texas) another town or two disappeared.
In Prosper’s case the disappearing community was Rock Hill. Prosper incorporated
in 1914 when their were 500 reported residents. Prosper is included in the famed
rich Blackland Prairie, and thrived as a cotton
producing and shipping point.
Although the population dropped to 400 in
the early 1920s, the town was complete with paved roads, electricity and a water
works. The Great Depression took its toll on Prosper and by 1940 the population
reached a low of 271. It wasn’t until 1970 when the town broke the 1914 population
figure. The population explosion of Dallas and Collin Counties in the 1990s included
Prosper and the 2000 Census reported 2,071 residents. |
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Prosper United Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, December 2007 |
Prosper old car dealership?
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, December 2007 | |
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