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==Introduction== |
==Introduction== |
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Plano Texas is near [[Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth]]. It has grown tremendously in the past few years, partly because of the number of corporate headquarters there. |
Plano Texas is near [[Dallas]] and [[Fort Worth]]. It has grown tremendously in the past few years, partly because of the number of corporate headquarters there. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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* It is the safest city in the nation, according to Forbes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/egim45edhe/1-plano-texas/#418f49544253|title=#1 Plano, Texas - pg.1|last=Greenfield|first=Beth|website=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref> |
* It is the safest city in the nation, according to Forbes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/egim45edhe/1-plano-texas/#418f49544253|title=#1 Plano, Texas - pg.1|last=Greenfield|first=Beth|website=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref> |
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+ | * Residents chose the name ''Plano'' (from the Spanish word for "flat"), as a reference to the local terrain, unvaried and devoid of any trees.<ref name=Schell>{{cite web|author1=Schell, Shirley |author2=Wells, Frances B. |title=Plano, TX|work=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|location=|year=|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdp04|accessdate=July 11, 2011}}</ref> |
==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 13:02, 17 April 2018
Introduction[]
Plano Texas is near Dallas and Fort Worth. It has grown tremendously in the past few years, partly because of the number of corporate headquarters there.
Articles[]
- Plano:Accommodations
- Plano:Attractions
- Plano:Climate
- Plano:Corporate headquarters
- Plano:Downtown
- Plano:History
- Plano:Hospitals
- Plano:Media (newspapers, radio stations, etc.)
- Plano:Museums
- Plano:Natives
- Plano:Restaurants
- Plano:Schools
- Plano:Sports
- Plano:Transportation
Trivia[]
- It is the safest city in the nation, according to Forbes.[1]
- Residents chose the name Plano (from the Spanish word for "flat"), as a reference to the local terrain, unvaried and devoid of any trees.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Greenfield, Beth. #1 Plano, Texas - pg.1.
- ↑ Plano, TX. Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved on July 11, 2011.
External links[]
- Official site for Plano, Texas