Description
Located in NE Dallas Co.
History
Garland was first called Duck Creek sometime before 1886. In that year, local businesses moved a short distance to be closer to the RR and changed the name of the town to Embree inhonor of Dr. K H Embree, a noted local physician. The name was changed to Garland about 1890 in honor of H A Garland, US Attorney General during Grover Cleveland's presidency. The town was incorporated in 1891 (TX-T2/v1/p671).