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Seagoville, Texas

Seagoville is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas.
Population 18,446

Top Events in Seagoville History

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1836History
Seago (1836–1904), and named after him.
2
1867Education
The one-room log schoolhouse, which featured split-log seating, was constructed around 1867 in the area of the modern-day Heard Park.
3
1876History
== History == Seagoville was originally called Seago, and under this name was laid out in 1876 by T.
4
1880Education
Doss built a new school building in 1880; it was called Woodside.
5
1882History
Since around 1882 a post office had been located in the Seagoville city limits.
6
1903Disaster
A cyclone destroyed one of its rooms in 1903, and in 1909, that school was destroyed in a fire.
7
1910History
The United States Post Office changed the town's name to "Seagoville" in 1910 to prevent confusion with another city in Texas called Sego.
8
1928Education
Seagoville High School first opened in 1928 on land purchased in 1927.
9
1945History
The camp housed up to 647 people, and was closed in June 1945, after the internees were either "repatriated" to Japan or Germany, or transferred to Crystal City, Texas.
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1952Architecture
Reeves in 1952: one building opened in 1955 and the other opened in September 1958.

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Historical Timeline

1836History
Seago (1836–1904), and named after him.
1867Education
The one-room log schoolhouse, which featured split-log seating, was constructed around 1867 in the area of the modern-day Heard Park.
1876History
== History == Seagoville was originally called Seago, and under this name was laid out in 1876 by T.
1880Education
Doss built a new school building in 1880; it was called Woodside.
1882History
Since around 1882 a post office had been located in the Seagoville city limits.
1903Disaster
A cyclone destroyed one of its rooms in 1903, and in 1909, that school was destroyed in a fire.
1910History
The United States Post Office changed the town's name to "Seagoville" in 1910 to prevent confusion with another city in Texas called Sego.
1928Education
Seagoville High School first opened in 1928 on land purchased in 1927.
1945History
The camp housed up to 647 people, and was closed in June 1945, after the internees were either "repatriated" to Japan or Germany, or transferred to Crystal City, Texas.
1952Architecture
Reeves in 1952: one building opened in 1955 and the other opened in September 1958.
1964Education
Seagoville was in the Seagoville Independent School District until August 1964, when it merged into DISD.
1965History
In 1965, the district was absorbed into the DISD.
2011History
As of 2011, the Seagoville city post office was busier than the Kleberg one.
2012Education
Seagoville North Elementary School was scheduled to open in 2012.
2022Education
It was built for about $10,000 ($283,000 adjusted for inflation to 2022), and was known as "The High School" and "the Old Red Schoolhouse".

Did You Know?

1
Seagoville is located in the state of Texas.
2
Seagoville has a population of 18,446 residents.
3
A small portion of Seagoville extends into Kaufman County.

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