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SUMMARY:Celebrating Allen’s 150th-Peters Colony
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating Allen’s 150 th \, learn about Peters Colony\, a piv
 otal chapter of Allen’s history\, from Annetta Ramsay at 7:30 p.m. Thursda
 y\, March 19\, at the Allen Public Library.  \nThe Texas Emigration and La
 nd Company—also known as Peters’ Colony—was instrumental in settling famil
 ies in north central Texas region between 1841 and 1848. The initial contr
 acts were with the Republic of Texas\, \nMost of Allen was part of Peters
  Colony\, and the boundaries of this settlement extended south into Dallas
  and Ellis Counties. The city of The Colony is named for this endeavor.  \
 nIn 1843\, Henry Oliver Hedgcoxe came to Collin County as the agent for th
 e stockholders of the Peters Colony. He proved to be a diligent and effici
 ent representative of the company\, but his activities precipitated a cont
 roversy with land locators\, speculators\, and some colonists. Descendants
  of Henry Hedgcoxe continued to remain in the area\, and Hedgcoxe Road in
  southwest Allen is named after this family.    \nAnnetta has published ar
 ticles on Texas History in the Denton Record Chronicle and is the author o
 f The Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship: How a Group of Women Led a Ci
 ty to Desegregate. \nThe program will be streamed live on ACTV. Find viewi
 ng options at  Watch ACTV  or view online at  ACTV.org  or  YouTube.com/Al
 lenCityTV \n Call 214-509-4911 for additional information\nAllen Public Li
 brary\n300 N. Allen Dr.\nAllen\, TX 75002 United States\n
LOCATION:300 N. Allen Dr.\, Allen\, TX 75002
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