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The City of Parma began with only team roads, then the railroad, buildings, businesses and a thriving farming and logging town. It became a real boom town as a farming community and as center for the drainage ditch construction.

In 1900 Parma was established as a village, but not large enough to be called a city and therefore was not on the map yet as a city. The Houck Railroad was laid in Parma about the year 1900.

In 1901 Parma was growing larger than Lotta and the Cotton Belt trains changed their stop from Lotta to Parma.

1902 Mr. Boaz settled in Parma in March. His store was built in June 1902.

In 1903 Parma was incorporated as a village along with Lotta and the resulting name was Parma.

1905 Parma was incorporated as a fourth class city.