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Farmers Branch, Texas
Counties: Dallas | Due to extensive advertising by Texas Land and Emigration Co. in 1845-50, made this part of Peters Colony perhaps the best known of all Texas settlements at the time. many Dallas County first credited here, including the first church, first school, and blacksmith shop. Population in 1946 was 800; the city's growth parallels most of Dallas suburbs. More than 60 Fortune 500 companies office here. Home of Brookhaven College. |