1891 Plano, Texas Map | Historic Bird's-Eye View

This vintage map of Plano, Collin County, Texas was created in 1891 and published by T. M. Fowler & James B. Moyer, drawn by T. M. Fowler of Morrisville, PA, and lithographed by A. E. Downs of Boston. This restored colorized edition brings the historic Plano map to life while preserving the original linework and the gridded streets, prairie farms, churches, depots, and the railroads that crossed the town.

About This Historic Map

Drawn from an elevated bird's-eye perspective, this map presents Plano in the 1890s, when the area was shaped by its railroads, cotton trade, churches, and academies. The view sweeps across the open Collin County prairie, capturing every home, storefront, steeple, and rail line laid out along the town's tidy grid.

Notable landmarks shown on the map include the Plano Institute, the Plano Academy, the Moore House, Saigling's Lumber Yard, the Planing Mill, the Stovall & Stogner Livery Stable, the H. & T. C. R. R. Station, the Cotton Belt R. R., and the town churches  A. M. E., Baptist, Christian, Presbyterian, and C. M. E. along streets like Main Street, College Street, Virginia Street, Jefferson Street, and Mechanic Street.

For anyone who grew up in Plano, raised a family there, or traces their roots back to early Collin County, this map is more than a historic view. It captures the depot whistle, the storefronts along Main Street, and the prairie quiet on every edge the memories that keep people connected to Plano.

A statement piece for any room, this reproduction is printed using KNOWOL's restored and colorized version of the 1891 Plano map, preserving the historic character of the original while adding depth, warmth, and visual clarity. It makes a meaningful addition to an office, library, den, family room, or local history collection.