What’s in a name?
Frisco’s Park and Trail Naming Committee members unanimously recommended the name after their July and October meetings, according to meeting documents.
The three-acre park is near where the “lost town of Camey Spur” once was, according to a statement included in meeting documents. The town was founded in 1852 and was located about seven miles south of Frisco where Hwy 121, West Spring Creek Parkway and the railroad now meet.
It was named for landowner William C. McKamy and his family who settled the area, according to meeting documents. The McKamy family later donated land to the Frisco Line in 1896 for the railroad and had a railroad switch, also called a spur, installed.
The town’s name gradually changed to McCamey over time, according to meeting documents. When city representatives applied for a post office in the early 1900s and learned a west Texas city was already named McCamey, they renamed the city Camey Spur.
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More information about Frisco’s parks can be found at the Parks and Recreation Department's website.
