Editing Frisco, Texas (section)

==History==
When the Dallas area was being settled by American pioneers, many of the settlers traveled by [[wagon train]]s along the [[Texas Road|Shawnee Trail]]. This trail became the [[Preston Trail]], and later [[Texas State Highway 289|Preston Road]]. With all this activity, the community of [[Lebanon, Texas|Lebanon]] was founded along this trail and was granted a U.S. post office in 1860.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bonar|first=Eric|date=August 29, 2010|title=Lebanon Baptist Church|url=http://www.friscoheritage.org/heritage-center/lebanon-baptist-church/|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=Heritage Association of Frisco, Inc|language=en}}</ref>

In 1902, a line of the [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway]] ("the Frisco") was being built through the area, and periodic watering stops were needed along the route for the steam locomotives. The current settlement of Lebanon was on Preston Ridge and was too high in elevation, so the watering stop was placed about 4 miles (6&nbsp;km) to the west on lower ground. A community grew around this train stop, and some Lebanon residents moved their houses to the new community on logs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Discover The History Of Frisco, Texas|url=https://www.visitfrisco.com/plan-your-visit/history/|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=www.visitfrisco.com}}</ref> The new town was originally named Emerson, but the [[U.S. Postal Service]] rejected the name as too similar to another community, Emberson, in [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar County]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=TSHA {{!}} Frisco, TX|url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/frisco-tx|access-date=December 4, 2021|website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref>

In 1904, the town's residents chose "Frisco City" in honor of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. This name was later shortened to Frisco.<ref name=":1" />