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 Timeline Preston 1700 - 1914

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 Preston 1700 - 1914

1700 | 1777 | 1797 | 1801 | 1809 | 1816 | 1832 | 1838 | 1851 | 1871 | 1878 | 1892 | 1894 | 1901 1700 Preston is a small market town 1797 Lancaster canal opens 1809 Preston Charitable Dispensary opens 1832 Preston Waterworks Company is founded 1878 Preston North End football team is founded 1892 Preston Dock opens 1894 Harris Free Library, Museum and Art Gallery opens 1901 The population of Preston reaches 119,00 1871 New covered market opens 1851 The population of Preston reaches 72,000 1838 Railway from Preston to Wigan opens 1816 Gas-lighting is introduced in Preston 1801 Preston's first census is taken 1777 Preston's first cotton mill opens