Timeline of Arlington, Texas
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Arlington, Texas, USA.
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- 1873 – Settlement founded near site of present-day city.[1]
- 1876
- Settlement slightly moved in order to colocate with Texas and Pacific Railway.[1]
- Dutch King becomes mayor.[2]
- 1877 – Settlement renamed "Arlington" (previously known as "Johnson" or "Hayter").[3][4]
- 1884 – Arlington incorporated.
- 1887 – Cemetery Society (later Arlington Historical Society) founded.
- 1897
20th century
- 1900 – Population: 1,079.[8]
- 1902
- 1904 – Arlington High School opens.
- 1907 – Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church South opens.[2]
- 1910 – Population: 1,794.[8]
- 1920 – Population: 3,031.
- 1923 – North Texas Agricultural College active.[9]
- 1924 – Meadowbrook Park opens.[2]
- 1934 – Arlington Citizen newspaper begins publication.[5][6]
- 1937 – North Side School opens.[2]
- 1939 – Arlington Post Office opens.[7]
- 1940 – Population: 4,240.
- 1947 – Cosden Petroleum facility and St. Albans Episcopal Church opens.[10]
- 1949 – Arlington State College active.[9]
- 1950
- 1951 – Tom Vandergriff becomes mayor.[2]
- 1952
- Sister city relationship established with Bad Königshofen, Germany.
- Grace Lutheran church opens.[10]
- 1954
- General Motors Corporation plant opens.[12]
- Berry Elementary School opens.[10]
- 1955 – J.C. Penney and Sears chain stores in business.[10]
- 1956
- American Can Company plant opens.[10]
- Arlington Baptist College opens.[10]
- 1957 – Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike opens.[12]
- 1960 – Population: 44,775.
- 1961
- City Hall opens.[10]
- Six Flags Over Texas opens.[12]
- 1962 – Public Library opens.[13]
- 1963 – Sam Houston High School opens.
- 1965 – Turnpike Stadium opens.[12]
- 1966 – Park Plaza Cinema opens.[11]
- 1967 – University of Texas at Arlington active.[2]
- 1970
- Forum 303 Mall and Six Flags Mall open.
- Arlington Genealogical Society formed.[14]
- Lamar High School opens.
- Population: 90,643.
- 1972
- Texas Rangers baseball team based in city.
- Seven Seas Marine Life Park opens.[12]
- 1973
- Theatre Arlington opens.
- Bowie High School opens.
- 1974 – Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport opens.
- 1979 – The Oakridge School opens.
- 1980
- University of Texas's Maverick Stadium and Fielder House Museum[7] open.
- Population: 160,113.[15]
- 1982 – Martin High School opens.
- 1983 – Islamic Society Of Arlington founded.[16][17]
- 1985 – Joe Barton becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district.[18][19]
- 1988 – The Parks at Arlington opens.
- 1990 – Population: 261,721.[15]
- 1991 – Stovall Park opens.[2]
- 1994 – The Ballpark in Arlington opens.
- 1996
- 1997 – Texas Health Resources nonprofit established.[23]
21st century
- 2000
- 2002
- Mansfield Summit High School and Seguin High School open.
- AMC Parks cinema opens.[11]
- 2003 – Robert Cluck becomes mayor.
- 2004 – Mansfield Timberview High School established.
- 2006 – Downtown Arlington Management Corporation established.[23]
- 2009 – Cowboys Stadium opens.
- 2010 - Population: 365,438 city;[25] 6,371,773 metro;[26] 19,728,244 megaregion.[27]
- 2012 – University of Texas's College Park Center opens.
- 2013 – Metro ArlingtonXpress (public transit) begins operating.[28]
- 2015 – W. Jeff Williams becomes mayor.[2]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
- Timeline of Texas
- Other cities in Texas
- Timeline of Austin, Texas
- Timeline of Brownsville, Texas
- Timeline of Dallas
- Timeline of El Paso, Texas
- Timeline of Fort Worth, Texas
- Timeline of Houston
- Timeline of Laredo, Texas
- Timeline of Lubbock, Texas
- Timeline of San Antonio
- Timeline of Waco, Texas
References
- 1 2 Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 100, OL 6112221M
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "History of Arlington". City of Arlington, Texas. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Downtown History". Downtown Arlington Management Corp. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ Cogdell 2013.
- 1 2 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- 1 2 "Genealogy and Local History Collection: Local Newspapers". Texas: Arlington Public Library.
- 1 2 3 4 Carol E. Roark, ed. (2003). Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide. Fort Worth, Texas: Tarrant County Historical Society and TCU Press. ISBN 978-0-87565-279-5.
- 1 2 Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, Texas: A.H. Belo & Co., 1912
- 1 2 3 "History". University of Texas Arlington. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Komatsu Architecture 1997.
- 1 2 3 "Movie Theaters in Arlington, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Vandergriff 2010.
- ↑ "Development of the Arlington Public Library System (timeline)". City of Arlington, Texas. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ University of Texas Libraries. "Arlington (Tex).". Texas Archival Resources Online. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- 1 2 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ "About Us". Texas: Islamic Society Of Arlington. Archived from the original on August 2005.
- ↑ Pluralism Project. "Arlington, Texas". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory: 99th Congress. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1985.
- ↑ "A Newspaper War, Texas Style, Grips a Suburb", New York Times, April 22, 1996
- ↑ "Arlington City Council Agenda", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 4, 1996 – via Arlington Public Library,
Electronic ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of the city's World Wide Web page
- ↑ "City of Arlington, TX". Archived from the original on December 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Arlington, Texas". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Arlington city, Texas QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
- ↑ "Arlington (city), Texas". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
- ↑ "Megaregions: Texas Triangle". America 2050. USA: Regional Plan Association. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Afraid It Was Missing the Boat, a City Tries to Catch the Bus", New York Times, April 5, 2014
Bibliography
- "Arlington". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. St. Louis: R.L. Polk & Co. 1884 – via Internet Archive.
- "Arlington". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890 – via Internet Archive.
- Freese; et al. (1952), City Plan for Arlington, Texas
- Arista Joyner, ed. (1976), Arlington, Texas: Birthplace of the Metroplex, Arlington Bicentennial-Centennial Celebration Committee
- Janet L. Schmelzer, Where the West Begins: Fort Worth and Tarrant County (Northridge, California: Windsor, 1985)
- Komatsu Architecture (1997), Final Arlington Historic Resources Survey Update – via City of Arlington
- Terri Myers (1999), The Hill: Arlington's African-American Communities, Austin TX
- "Timeline: Tom Vandergriff", Dallas Morning News, December 2010
- Tom Cogdell (October 2013), "Arlington's First Property Owners – 1876", Newsletter, Texas: Arlington Historical Society
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- Arlington Public Library. "Genealogy and Local History Collection". City of Arlington.
- "Arlington", Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association
- University of Texas Arlington Library. "DFW Metroplex History". Subject and Course Guides.
- "Arlington". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX.
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