Civic Virtue

ID: 856 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University

This file appears in: Barnard's Trading Post

George Barnard was noted in Waco and McLennan County for his civic virtue. Long after the sale of Barnard’s Trading Post, he remained an active member of the Waco community.

This file appears in: Barnard's Trading Post

Barnard's Trading Post

By Dayton Kelley, ed., The Handbook of Waco and McLennan County, Texas

During its decade of service, George Barnard’s branch of the Torrey Trading Posts served as one of the first commercial ventures in the Waco area. Transactions between white settlers and native Indians conducted at Torrey Trading Posts served as a…