Geography Analysis of Waco, Texas in 1844 – 1859
Use the attached article and two other sources to answer the following questions based on Waco, Texas in 1844 – 1859:
(1) Why did Waco develop in its current location?; (2) What natural features influenced Waco’s development?; (3) What is the initial structural form of the city?; (4) What is the land use pattern?; and (5) What were the social, cultural, and demographic conditions and how was the city governed?
We are pleased to present a brief history of Waco from the Handbook of Texas Online. We
have added subheads for clarity.
Beginnings
The city of Waco is built on the site of an ancient agricultural village of Waco Indians. About
1830 a group of Cherokee Indians moved into the area and drove the Wacos from the
village. Fort Fisher, a Texas Rangers outpost and the first white settlement in the area, was
established in 1837, but was abandoned after only a few months. In 1844 George Barnard
began operating Torrey’s Trading Post No. 2 on a small tributary of Tehuacana Creek, eight
miles south of the old Waco village. A year later Neil McLennan moved onto land nearby on
the South Bosque River. A log smithy was erected at the present site of East Waco in 1846
by Jesse Sutton, a blacksmith.
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