Editing Princeton, Texas (section)

==History==
In the late 1870s T. B. Wilson and his brother George began farming near the site of future Princeton. In 1881 the [[Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad|Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad Company]] extended its line from [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]] to [[McKinney, Texas|McKinney]], passing through land owned by the brothers. The name "Wilson's Switch" was commonly used to designate the area. When residents applied for a post office branch, however, they learned that the name Wilson was already being used. The community then submitted the name "Princeton" in honor of Prince Dowlin, a landowner and promoter of the town. This name was accepted, and a post office was established in 1888.<ref>{{cite web|last=Minor|first=David|title=Princeton, TX (Collin County)|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgp14|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=February 21, 2013|date=June 15, 2010|archive-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016230952/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgp14|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1940, a camp of 76 cabins was built west of Princeton to house up to 400 [[migrant worker]]s, who came to work during the onion and cotton seasons. In February 1945, the site became a [[prisoner-of-war camp]] for German [[prisoner of war|prisoners]] captured during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. The local farmers paid the POWs to work on their farms. This operation continued for eight months. Under a special bill, the German prisoners were contracted to work on the City Park located across from city hall. The park was built as a living memorial and shrine to those who served and died during World War II. The Community Park/WWII P.O.W. Camp is located at 500 West College Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community Park/WWII P.O.W. Camp|url=http://www.princetontx.gov/departments/parks-recreation/community-park/|publisher=Princeton, TX|access-date=October 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075344/http://www.princetontx.gov/departments/parks-recreation/community-park/|archive-date=October 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Members of the Princeton Independent School District and the Princeton Lions Club have teamed up annually to hold the Princeton Onion Festival. It is a major festival for the town that began in 2005 and is expected to occur on the fourth Saturday of April each year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Princeton ISD Onion Festival|url=http://www.princetonisd.net/onion-festival|archive-date=January 25, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125111335/https://www.princetonisd.net/onion-festival|url-status=live}}</ref>