Waco, Texas
Waco (/ˈweɪkoʊ/) is a city in McLennan County, Texas. The city has an estimated 2022 population of 143,984.[1]
Attractions
Major Waco attractions include:
- Armstrong Browning Library
- Baylor University
- Cameron Park Zoo
- Dr Pepper Museum
- Lake Waco
- Grand Lodge of Texas
- Mayborn Museum Complex
- The Ranger wing of the Commemorative Air Force
- Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum
- Texas Sports Hall of Fame
- Texas State Technical College
- Waco Mammoth Site [2]
- Waco Suspension Bridge
Waco, Texas Media
Waco, Texas in 1886. Waco, Tex. County Seat of McLennan Cty. 1886. Population: 16000, 1886. Lithograph, 18.9 x 30.7 in., by Beck & Pauli, Litho. Milwaukee, Wis. Published by Norris, Wellge and Co. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth.
Suspension Bridge, Waco, Texas
The Dr Pepper Museum is one of Waco's tourist attractions.
Washington Avenue Bridge (postcard, c. 1908), built in 1902, it was the longest single-span steel bridge in the world.
Lynching of Jesse Washington in Waco on May 15, 1916. He was repeatedly lowered and raised onto a fire for about two hours.
Alamo Plaza Courts, tourist apartments, Waco c. 1939
The Mount Carmel Center burning on April 19, 1993
Lake Waco – southern half of the lake with State Highway 6 Twin Bridges in view
McLennan County Courthouse
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