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==Introduction==
 
==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.
 
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==
 
* 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>
* Residents chose the name ''Plano'' (from the {{#language:es|en}} word for "flat"), as a reference to the local terrain, unvaried and devoid of any trees. The name was accepted by the post office.
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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

Apartments at Legacy Town Center

Apartments at Legacy Town Center in Plano, TX

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[]

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[]

https://www.zingmall.com/

  1. Greenfield, Beth. #1 Plano, Texas - pg.1.
  2. Plano, TX. Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved on July 11, 2011.

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