Celina, Texas

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History of Celina

The Muncey Massacre: Collin County's Last Fatal Raid RoadyGoat

1840

In the fall of 1844, Jeremiah Muncey and his family were killed in an Indian raid at their homestead on the south bank of Rowlett Creek in what is now north Plano, between present-day Plano Road and Jupiter Road. Muncey and his neighbor McBain Jameson had settled the area in the early 1840s. The raiders camped upstream the night before; as they moved down the creek they came upon two boys hunting, killing the Rice boy while the Searcy boy escaped. At the Muncey place they killed Jeremiah Muncey, his wife, a three-year-old child, and Jameson; two of the Muncey boys were carried off and never found, while another son survived only because he was away at the Throckmorton settlement. Neighbors Leonard Searcy and William Rice discovered the bodies and rushed to their own sons hunting nearby. The site and the victims' graves lie about a mile northwest of the 1976 Texas Historical Commission marker on Spring Creek Parkway. Though Indian raids continued across Texas into the late 1800s and were fought by the Texas Rangers, the Muncey Massacre is remembered as the last fatal Indian raid in Collin County.

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Winn, James Buchanan, Jr.

1905

James Buchanan (Buck) Winn, Jr., Texas muralist, sculptor, architect, and inventor, the son of James B. and Eva (McWhorter) Winn, was born on March 1, 1905, in Celina, Texas, where he lived until he graduated from high school. He continued his education at Washington University in St. Louis, studying art under Oscar E. Berninghaus and Fred Carpenter. After college Winn continued his studies of art and architecture at the Académie Julian in Paris, France, and then toured North Africa before establishing a studio in Dallas in 1929. In 1931 he married Kathryn (Kitty) Butler, an English teacher at Hockaday School . They had two children. During the 1930s Winn painted murals for the Dallas Medical Arts Building, Highland Park Village Theater, Titche-Goettinger Building, Burrus Flour Mills, Telanews Theater, Hillcrest Mausoleum, the Sylvan Supper Club in Arlington, the Driscoll Hotel in Corpus Christi, the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth, and the Commercial National Bank of Shreveport, Louisiana (restored in 1987). For the Texas Centennial and World's Fair in Dallas in 1936, Winn assisted Eugene Savage to produce the murals for the Hall of State . Other features in Fair Park by Winn included the Great Seal featuring the Six Flags of Texas for the same building, exterior brick motifs for the Women's Pavilion, and a bas relief for the main entrance. Winn's murals depict actual and mythical elements of Texas and Southwestern exploration, history, and culture. In 1940 Winn and his family moved to a ranch in Wimberley, Texas, where he continued to produce other murals and architectural art for the State Historical Museum in Gonzales, Victoria National Bank, the Power and Light Building and Oak Cliff Savings in Dallas, and installations at the following institutions of higher learning: Southwest Texas in San Marcos, Texas Christian in Fort Worth, Howard Payne in Brownwood, Southwestern in Georgetown, and the University of Texas in Austin. Other major commissions included the massive Magic of Flight bas relief for the Amon Carter Airport in Fort Worth, wood murals for the Mercantile Bank in Dallas, and sculptures, bas reliefs, and murals for historic, educational, and commercial sites across the Southwest. Winn's stamp design won the competition for the United States commemorative of Texas statehood in 1946. He also patented techniques and machinery for the use of lightweight concrete, fiberglass, and other innovations, continually seeking durable, economical building materials, especially those that might be used for housing; he pioneered in "fan-folded" roof designs and taught and lectured in schools of architecture, including UT-Austin, Texas A&M, Princeton, Berkeley, and Rice. His ranch studio in Wimberley was also his laboratory, where he tested many of his materials and designs. Winn was a member of the Academy of Applied Sciences, the American Institute of Architecture, and the Philosophical Society of Texas . He helped organize an interdenominational church, public schools, and the chamber of commerce in Wimberley. Although some of Winn's works have been destroyed, a number are still accessible to the public. His skill and industry provided him enough private commissions that, ironically, his place as a muralist in Texas art history has been somewhat obscured, since he did not participate in the much-publicized WPA Post Office mural projects of the 1930s. Kitty Winn died in 1978, and Buck Winn died on December 18, 1979, at Wimberley, Texas. They are buried in the family plot in the Wimberley Cemetery. On December 7, 2010, the the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library at Texas State aired a documentary by the Hays County Historical Commission entitled Larger than Life: The Story of Buck Winn . The documentary, directed by Richard Kidd and produced by Kate Johnson, was filmed at eighteen locations in the Southwest and is the first complete coverage of Winn's work.

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Nelson Hotel

1914

Early Celina settler Richard Tinsley Peterman built this structure in 1914, twelve years after the town moved from its original site (1 mile south) to the railroad line. The building originally housed a grocery store on the ground floor and rental space on the second floor. Charlie Spergon Nelson, who moved his family to Celina in 1917, bought the property in 1922. The family lived on the first floor and operated the Nelson Hotel for railroad travelers on the second floor. The hotel remained in operation under Nelson family ownership until 1976. (1991)

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Celina, TX

1915

Celina is on State Highway 289 and Farm Road 455, fifteen miles northwest of McKinney and twelve miles north of Frisco in northwestern Collin County. It was established in 1879 and named by John T. Mulkey for his native town, Celina, Tennessee. A post office opened in 1881. By 1884 the town had a population of 150, a school, a Methodist church, and a cotton gin and gristmill, as well as several general stores. However, the population declined to a low of fifty in 1892. In 1902, when the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway reached the area, the town moved to its present location, one mile north of the original site. Celina was incorporated in 1907. In 1915 it had the first road in the county built exclusively for automobiles, Celina Pike. By that time it also supported two banks, a newspaper, and a municipal water works. In 1921 Lone Star Gas organized the Farmers Gas Company to provide service to small rural towns, including Celina. Three years later Texas Power and Light began service to the town. Area residents receive electricity through the Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative, organized in 1937. Like many rural towns, Celina shrank during the Great Depression , from 1,126 in 1920 to 994 in 1940. Following World War II , however, the town grew steadily. In 1950 there were 1,051 residents. By 1980 that number had increased to 1,520 and by 1990 to 1,737. In 2000 the community had 135 businesses and 1,861 inhabitants.

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Old Celina Cemetery

1870

The town of Celina, settled by natives of Celina, Tennessee, was founded near this site in 1870. The oldest grave here is that of a child who died in 1884. W.J. Bounds (1830-1886) donated the land as a community cemetery after the death of Elizabeth McWhorter on Feb. 298, 1885. In 1900 residents of Celina began to relocate their homes and businesses along the railroad (2.5 mi. ne). By 1910 only this burial ground remained at the original townsite. A cemetery association was formed in 1918. Several more acres were later added to the cemetery, which contains about 600 graves. ** (1976)***

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Wilson Creek House

1903

In 1901 W. W. Wilson (1859-1937), an employee of the Cotton Belt Railroad system, moved to Plano. He married Alice Bell (d. 1945) the following year. In 1903 Wilson had this home built on Avenue K in Plano. The turn-of-the-century house features fish scale shingling and other Victorian details. The Wilsons and their three children occupied this home. After the Wilsons died, the structure changed owners several times until 1976 when it was moved to this site. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979

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Gunter, Jonathan "Jot"

1895

Jot Gunter, lawyer, land dealer, and businessman, was born in Georgia on November 14, 1845, the son of Lemuel Jesse and Rebecca (Williams) Gunter. His family moved to Upshur County, Texas, where Jot attended school at Gilmer. About 1861 he joined the Confederate Army and served under Richard W. (Dick) Dowling . After the Civil War Gunter studied law in the office of Oran M. Roberts and, on June 3, 1869, married Roxana Ford in Jefferson, Texas. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law until about 1878, when he became a partner with William B. Munson, Sr. , in buying land certificates and locating land claims. Gunter, Munson, and John S. Summerfield began ranching in 1880 and operated the T Anchor Ranch until about 1885. In 1888 Gunter moved to Dallas and dealt in real estate. About 1895 he moved to Sherman to administer his property near the town of Gunter, which was named for him. In 1901 he entered the real estate business in San Antonio, where the Gunter Hotel and the Gunter Office Building were named for him. He died at San Antonio on July 19, 1907, and was buried there in City Cemetery No. 6.

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Things to Do in Celina

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Goatman's Bridge

A 1884 iron bridge outside Denton haunted by the ghost of a murdered goat farmer.
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Southfork Ranch

The Ewing family TV mansion from the Dallas soap opera sits on two hundred acres in Parker Texas and is open for tours every day. JRs bedroom is there. The…
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Southfork Ranch

The filming location of TV's Dallas. JR Ewing lived here.

Sports in Celina

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 4A · Football · 2024

Celina Bobcats — 2024 UIL 4A Division 1 Football State Champions

Most recent: 55-21 over Kilgore · 2024 4A Division 1 final

Celina High School, a Class 4A powerhouse in Texas football, boasts a remarkable record of achievement. The Bobcats have a tradition of excellence on the gridiron, reflecting the community's passion for the sport. Their success is a point of pride for the town, with a history that includes multiple state championships.

The school has also seen its athletes advance to higher levels of competition. Notable alumni who have gone on to professional or major-college careers include Jamie Blatnick, Anthony Lynn, D'Anton Lynn, and Jordan Roos. These former Bobcats exemplify the high standard of athletic development fostered within the Celina program.

State titles
2024
Most recent
2024, 55-21
Class
4A
Key Players
  • Jamie Blatnick — (class of 2007), former NFL player
  • Anthony Lynn — (class of 1987), former NFL player and current coach for the Washington Commanders
  • D'Anton Lynn — (class of 2008), former NFL player and current defensive coordinator coach for the USC Tro
  • Jordan Roos — (class of 2012), current NFL free agent offensive guard
The moment

In 2024, Celina High School secured the 4A Division 1 state championship by defeating Kilgore 55-21.

Sources: Wikipedia · UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)

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