41-529: (Redirected from Tenth Street ) 10th Street may refer to: Tenth Street Freedman's Town (United States historic place) Tenth Street , Atlanta Tenth Street, Los Angeles, former name of Olympic Boulevard 10th Street (Manhattan) , an east–west street from the West Village neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan to Avenue D in
82-466: A median income of $ 27,516 versus $ 19,844 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,001. About 17.4% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over. The housing stock in 2007 consisted of 12,313 houses and condominiums. About two-thirds were owner-occupied, and one-third rented. The median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007
123-554: A moderate humid subtropical climate . The range of low-high average temperatures in January, April, July, and October is 34/55, 53/75, 73/95, and 55/79 °F, respectively. Corsicana rainfall averages 42.23 inches (1,073 mm) per year. Leafy oak, pecan, magnolia, and walnut trees are common, and grasses grow tall and green. Rain is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with small, wetter peaks in May and October. As of
164-417: A short distance along East Clarendon Drive, from which point the boundary jogged south, then west, then north to include the former site of Cuney Street before returning to East Clarendon Drive. The National Register of Historic Places defines the district as roughly bounded by East Clarendon Drive on the south and southeast, South Fleming Avenue on the southwest, Interstate-35E on the west, East 8th Street on
205-545: A short walk from the county courthouse downtown has meandering creeks and walking, jogging, and biking trails. Other amenities include lighted tennis courts, a children's play area with a retired fire truck, spray park, and designated skate area. At one end of the community park is the town YMCA, with a year-round indoor pool, basketball courts, cardio- and free-weight equipment, and instructor-led fitness workshops. The town has several museums: Pioneer Village, located by Jester Park, offers reconstructed buildings and artifacts from
246-401: A single slave. Of these four, George Leonard was the first to arrive. Cameron and Overton arrived in 1844, followed by Hord in 1845. It stands to reason, then, that some if not all of the three slaves enumerated by Barksdale were those who came with George Leonard near the end of 1843. Conversely, it seems unlikely that Hord, being the last of the four slave holders to arrive, would have brought
287-568: A year at the Dawson Auditorium on the west side of town. Cinergy Cinemas and Entertainment opened a complex in 2011 near the intersection of highways 287 and 45 containing eight theaters, mini bowling, a go-kart track, and an arcade/game room. In 2015, the location was sold to Schulman Theaters and is now branded as Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille-Corsicana. The Navarro County Exposition Center on West State Highway 22 hosts many horse shows year-round. The Texas Youth Commission and later
328-508: Is also home to the Pearce Collections Museum, which boasts a collection of Civil War memorabilia and a Western Art gallery featuring a number of renowned Western artists. The Cook Education Center hosts the annual Navarro College Foundation fundraiser Elegance, which benefits scholarship programs for Navarro College students. The Navarro College Performing Arts Department stages several musical recitals and two staged plays
369-535: Is covered by water. Corsicana is home to the Lake Halbert dam and recreational park, and is less than 15 mi (24 km) from Richland Chambers Reservoir , with recreational fishing, public boat ramps, and 330 mi (530 km) of tree-lined and green shorelines. Richland Chambers Reservoir is the third-largest lake by surface area and the eighth-largest reservoir by water volume in Texas. Corsicana has
410-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tenth Street Freedman%27s Town The Tenth Street Freedman's Town is a historic African American community in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas , Texas . A freedmen's town is a community settled by formerly enslaved people who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War . The freedmen's town that became known as Tenth Street began near
451-591: The 2020 United States census , 25,109 people, 8,051 households, and 5,643 families were residing in the city. As of the census of 2010, 23,770 people, 8,490 households, and 5,966 families were residing in the city. The population density was 1,048 inhabitants per square mile (405/km ). The 9,491 housing units averaged 461 per square mile (178/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 58.1% White, 20.9% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.3% Pacific Islander, 16% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 31.1% of
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#1732773260593492-643: The Mediterranean island of Corsica , the birthplace of his father. He had died when Navarro and his many siblings were young. The first school opened shortly afterwards in 1849. Women's groups have had a strong role throughout the history of the city. They established the Corsicana Female Literary Institute, a school that operated from 1857 through 1870. The first public library in Corsicana opened in 1901 by effort of
533-874: The Rare Book Room at the Library of Congress . Despite the erasure of significant homes and businesses by the construction of Clarendon Drive between 1942 and 1950 and R.L. Thornton Freeway in the late 1950s, the National Park Service recognized the high level of architectural integrity then present in the community by listing the Tenth Street Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The registration noted that “demolition, rather than new construction or major remodeling, has served as
574-569: The Texas Department of Juvenile Justice formerly operated the Corsicana Residential Treatment Center in the city. Oil City Iron Works, Inc. , today a ductile and gray iron foundry , was started in 1866 to make parts for the owner's cotton gin. Wolf Brand Chili , a national brand named for the owner's pet wolf, Kaiser Bill, started in 1895 as a downtown by-the-bowl lunch wagon. Wolf Brand Chili
615-774: The East Village 10th Street (Metro Transit station) , a planned light rail stop along the Central Corridor line in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota 10th Street Middle School , a middle school in Tulalip, Washington, United States incorporating grade levels 6-8 Tenth Street Promenade station , a peoplemover station in the Brickell district of Downtown Miami 10th Street galleries , an American artist collective See also [ edit ] Tenth Avenue (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
656-575: The Tenth Street Freedman's Town. Only a portion of the original nucleus and subsequent expansion of the Tenth Street Freedman's Town prior to the Second World War is protected by the local historic overlay district . Recollections of longtime residents suggest that some areas included in both the local and national designations, while appropriate to the period of historic significance, were off limits to African Americans during
697-575: The Texas Education Agency (TEA): Bowie, Fannin, Carroll, and Navarro Elementary Schools and Drane Intermediate School all achieved "recognized" status. Collins Middle School and Corsicana High School were rated "academically acceptable" by the TEA. The CISD received Academically Acceptable status from the state. Corsicana also has one private school, James L. Collins Catholic School, for kindergarten through eighth grade. Founded in 1953 by
738-503: The Texas State Home. There are several 24/7 pharmacies, grocery stores and chain department stores scattered about the town. College Park Mall is an enclosed shopping mall that primarily houses a clothing store. Corsicana was the home of Tradewest , a coin-arcade and video game company founded in 1986. Tradewest was known for publishing such Nintendo Entertainment System classics as "Double Dragon" and "Battletoads". Tradewest
779-544: The city limits. In October 1895, the first commercial oil well was drilled by the Corsicana Oil Development Company, founded by Ralph Beaton, H.G. Damon, and John Davidson. It was the first commercially significant oilfield find in Texas. A refinery was in operation by January 1899, through the efforts of Joseph S. Cullinan . The Powell oil field was discovered in 1900, a few miles east of Corsicana. Rotary drilling, used to drill water wells,
820-440: The confluence of Cedar Creek and Cedar Creek Branch, at the foot of an African American burial ground dating back to 1846. The name "Tenth Street" became associated with the community in 1887, when John Scarborough Armstrong and Thomas Lafayette Marsalis platted the town of Oak Cliff. Tenth Street Historic District may identify either a Dallas Landmark District or a National Register Historic District encompassing parts of
861-593: The early historical period of the area. A museum is dedicated to Lefty Frizzell , a Nashville singer born in town during the late 1920s. The Cook Education Center, located on the Navarro College campus, is a multifaceted venue offering event space, gift shop, a planetarium, Civil War museum, and Western Art gallery. The planetarium is among the largest in Texas, featuring a 60-foot (18 m) dome and 200 seats. The planetarium offers narrated astronomical shows and 70 mm film for nominal admission. The center
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#1732773260593902-608: The first African Americans into the vicinity of William S. Beatty's Robertson County survey. Beatty stipulated that his burial ground “remain forever open to all.” Slaves were buried in the southern end along what became Tenth Street. Upon Emancipation in 1865, freedmen streamed into Texas cities from across the South. Some sought family members who had been moved west as the Civil War advanced. All sought opportunity. Arch Miller, who came to Texas as William Brown Miller's slave in 1847,
943-430: The neighborhood’s main adversary.” DART Blue Line , Red Line Corsicana, Texas Corsicana is a city and the county seat of Navarro County, Texas , United States. It is located on Interstate 45 , 50 miles southeast of Dallas . Its population was 25,109 at the 2020 census . Corsicana is considered an important agribusiness center. Founded in 1848, Corsicana was named by José Antonio Navarro after
984-628: The north and the eastern ends of Church Street, East 9th Street and Plum Street on the east, where they dead-end into the old Corsicana Interurban right of way. The first African Americans to inhabit what is now known as Oak Cliff were likely between one and three slaves that accompanied George Lawan Leonard and his son, George S.C. Leonard, across the Trinity River from Nacogdoches County into Robertson County in December, 1843. A July, 1844, report by Peters Colony agent Ralph Barksdale confirms
1025-421: The period of significance and even up until the final years of Jim Crow . Although the local and national districts were created to recognize the same historic community, the boundaries of the two designations differ slightly from each other. When Dallas adopted the city's twelfth historic district in 1993, the historic overlay was bounded by East Clarendon Drive on the south and southeast, South Fleming Avenue on
1066-406: The population. Of the 8,490 households, 28.8% had children under 18 living with them in 2010, 48.6% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were not families. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.64, and the average family size
1107-629: The presence of a mere three slaves in the West Trinity zone at the time of his 1844 survey, presumably those owned by George Leonard. By 1846, when William S. Beatty deeded ten acres of his 640-acre survey for a public cemetery west of the Trinity, four area settlers on the west side of the Trinity owned “Negro Property” valued at $ 4,310, twelve slaves in all. Tax records indicate that David Cameron and William H. Hord owned four slaves each. George Lawan Leonard owned three slaves and Aaron Overton owned
1148-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about roads and streets with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=10th_Street&oldid=1217525730 " Category : Road disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1189-436: The southwest, Interstate-35E on the west, East 8th Street on the north from the intersection with I-35E east to the intersection with Denley Drive, thence north along Denley Drive to the north property line of those lots facing south on East 8th Street, thence east along said property line to its intersection with Hutchins Road, thence south along the former Corsicana Interurban right of way to East Clarendon Drive, thence west
1230-700: The width of the cemetery. A Black urban ownership class in Oak Cliff began with the purchase of lots by Anthony Boswell in January, 1888. Among those who bought lots in Miller's Four Acres before 1890 were trustees of Elizabeth Chapel C.M.E. Church and El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Black ownership was largely confined to the Four Acres until the Panic of 1893 . In their haste to divest, investors sold off unimproved lots to anyone with means. Oak Cliff's calamity
1271-449: The women's clubs of the city. A 1905 library matching gift by Andrew Carnegie gave the library a permanent home and its first full-time, professionally trained librarian. The library today is housed in a dedicated building downtown and boasts more than 52,283 books, 6,306 audio materials, 783 video materials, and 122 serial subscriptions. The Corsicana YMCA was founded in 1884, and has grown with patron funding. In its earliest days, it
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1312-754: Was $ 87,955. The median amount of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007 was $ 912. Today's downtown supports an active performing-arts community, with year-round live theater, art exhibits, and music performances in a corner of downtown anchored by the Warehouse Living Arts Center and the Palace Theater. Also, an art contest was started in 2018. Downtown also features the historic State National Bank building (built in 1926), several coffeeshops and eateries, an art gallery, several bric-à-brac outlets, and many brick-faced storefronts of historical interest. A green park
1353-407: Was 3.21. In the city, the population was distributed as 27.3% under 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 27,203, and for a family was $ 33,078. Males had
1394-513: Was Tenth Street's opportunity. Black Tenth Street grew west into Original Oak Cliff, bringing a vibrant mix of businesses and residences that reached a zenith during the Jazz Age . The first “colored” public school on the site of N.W. Harllee came in 1903. Alumni include 1960 Olympic gold medal decathlete Rafer Johnson and guitarist Aaron Thibeaux “T-Bone” Walker , who electrified the blues. On September 8, 1935, jazz saxophonist James Earl Clay
1435-558: Was acquired by WMS Industries in 1994, becoming Williams Entertainment briefly before becoming Midway Home Entertainment in 1996 after the spin-off of Midway Games . The Corsicana offices were closed by Midway in late 2002. Corsicana is home to Navarro College , which offers associate degrees and is also a satellite facility of Texas A&M University-Commerce , through which students can receive bachelor's and graduate degrees. Navarro College came to international prominence in 2020 owing to its dominant coed cheerleading team, which
1476-510: Was among those who settled on Cedar Creek south of the "Negro Burial Ground." Sales in the planned city of Oak Cliff began in November, 1887, but not for African Americans. Lying outside of Original Oak Cliff, the land between the burial ground and the creeks was unrestricted. W.J. Betterton bought the four acre tract from William Brown Miller in October, 1887. He extended Tenth Street across
1517-725: Was born at his parents' home on Cliff Street, directly behind the Greater El Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Clay attended N.W. Harllee before going on to graduate from Lincoln High School in South Dallas . In 1937, former slave Mose Hursey told his life story to the Federal Writers Project at his home on Tenth Street. His narrative is part of the Ex-Slave Narrative Collection enshrined in
1558-829: Was featured that year in the Netflix docuseries Cheer . centering on the team's preparation for the National Cheerleaders Association national championships in Daytona Beach, Florida . The cheerleading squad is currently coached by Monica Aldama , who, since 2000, has led the Bulldogs to 14 championships in their division, as well as five "Grand National" designations (for the highest overall score in competition that year). The Corsicana Independent School District (CISD) has an enrollment over 6,500 students. Five CISD schools have been lauded by
1599-606: Was introduced to the oil industry by M.C. Baker and C.E. Baker, with tools manufactured by the American Well and Prospecting machine shop, owned by N.G. Johnson, E.H. Akin, and Charles Rittersbacker. During World War II , an airman flying school called Corsicana Air Field trained thousands of pilots. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 21.7 square miles (56 km ), of which 1.0 square mile (2.6 km )
1640-571: Was made in Corsicana until 1986. Corsicana is best known as the home of the Collin Street Bakery , which has been making fruitcakes since 1896. Today's economy no longer relies on oil and gas. Major employers include Russell Stover Candies and Collin Street Bakery, Guardian Industries (glass), Corsicana Bedding, and Kohl's distribution centers, Navarro Regional hospital (160+ beds), Trinity/Mother Francis Health System, and
1681-592: Was supported by George Taylor Jester (1847–1922), a wealthy dry-goods and cotton distributor, banker, and politician. He served as lieutenant governor of Texas (1895–1899), and his son Beauford H. Jester served as governor (1947–1949). Oil was accidentally discovered in June, 1894, by the American Well and Prospecting Company, hired by the Corsicana Water Development Company, when oil seeped into an artesian well being drilled within