Timeline of Arlington, Texas explained

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Arlington, Texas, USA.

Prior to 20th century

• 1542 – Spanish explorers make camp in an Indian Village named Guasco at current-day Dottie Lynn Pkwy.^[1]
• 1838 – Robert Sloan and Nathaniel T. Journey lead an expedition into present-day Euless and Arlington that was recorded as one of the first Anglo-American efforts to open the area to settlement.^{[2] [3]}
• 1841 –
  • General Edward H. Tarrant leads the Battle of Village Creek, killing many Native American people who called Village Creek their home.^[4]
  • Captain Jonathan Bird creates Bird's Fort on the north side of present-day Arlington, Anglo-American's first attempt to settle in north Texas.^[5]
• 1843 – Treaty of Bird's Fort, a peace treaty between Native Americans and the Republic of Texas opens the door to settlement in the entire region.^[6]
• 1848 – "Father of Tarrant County" Colonel Middleton Tate Johnson's Company of Texas Rangers is assigned to Kaufman Station, later known as Johnson Station.
• 1853 – Patrick A. Watson and a group of settlers arrive and settle on land that now borders the present Watson Road.
• 1869 – Reverend Andrew Shannon Hayter arrives and organizes the Good Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
• 1870 – Colonel Middleton Tate Johnson's body is exhumed from Texas State Cemetery and buried in a family cemetery on Arkansas Lane.^[7]
• 1871 –
  • United States Congress approved a charter for a transcontinental railroad, including Arlington, Texas.
  • Elder John Quarles Burnett meets with 17 fellow Baptists and organizes the first church in Johnson Station - Johnson Station Baptist Church.^[8]
• 1873 – Settlement founded near site of present-day city.
• 1876 –
  • Texas and Pacific Railway established a stop mid-way between Dallas and Fort Worth in present-day Arlington.^[9]
  • The town situated around the train stop is named "Hayterville" after Rev. Andrew Shannon Hayter.^[10]
  • Carver Dixon "Uncle Dutch" King becomes the first mayor of Arlington.^[11]
  • Johnson Station Baptist Church moves with the community three miles north, eventually becoming known as First Baptist Church of Arlington.
• 1877 –
  • Settlement renamed "Arlington" (previously known as "Johnson" or "Hayter") at Rev. Hayter's request.
  • Arlington, Texas is officially recognized by the United States Postal Service.
• 1878 -
  • A group of Methodists meet in Schults' lumberyard at Mesquite and Front Streets and organize the first church congregation in Arlington's original township.
  • Arlington landowner James Daniel Cooper builds a majestic colonial house on the corner of what is now Cooper St. and Abram St.^[12]
• 1880 – U.S. Census shows a population of 275 people with eight general merchants, three drug stores, a lumber dealer, two physicians, a hotel keeper, a saloon operator and various other occupations including farming.
• 1881 – M. J. Brinson becomes mayor for the first time.^[13]
• 1883 – William Timmerman and Colonel Thomas Spruance establishes the city's first newspaper called "The World."
• 1884 – Arlington officially incorporates as a city.
• 1885 –
  • Edward Emmett Rankin becomes mayor for just a month.^[14]
  • First church building in Arlington is built.
• 1887 – Cemetery Society (later Arlington Historical Society) founded.^[15]
• 1889 – M. J. Brinson becomes mayor for the second time.
• 1891 – Rice Wood Collins, a successful merchant, starts public well campaign for access to water.

• 1892 - “Christmas Eve Massacre” gunfight leaves four men and a horse dead on Main Street near the rail station.
• 1893 -
  • The original mineral well is drilled by a wood-powered steam engine.
  • McKinley-Woodward Home is built by Jesse Stanley McKinley, Arlington's first hardware merchant at 400 E. First. One of the oldest structures in the city.
  • Arlington's first newspaper "The World" is renamed to "The Arlington Democrat."^[16]
• 1895 – The city well becomes an official corner point for the city's four new political wards. The well was a focal point for political rallies, parades, cotton sales and the mineral water itself.
• 1896 –
  • William W. McNatt, a merchant and farmer, sells a portion of his farm to sell lots for burial. Many Arlington pioneers are buried thereafter.
  • Hutchison-Smith Home is built on 312 N. Oak, once owned by I. L. Hutchison, Arlington merchant and pioneer.
• 1897
  • Arlington Journal newspaper begins publication, changing its name from "The Arlington Democrat."^[17]
  • Mount Olive Baptist congregation formed.
• 1899 – Carver Dixon King becomes mayor for a second term lasting only two months.^[18]
• 1900 –
  • William C. Weeks becomes mayor.
  • Population: 1,079.

20th century

• 1902 –
  • Thomas Benton Collins becomes mayor of Arlington.^[19]
  • North Texas Regional Interurban railway begins operating.^[20]
  • Carlisle Military Academy established.^[21]
  • Arlington residents vote for the town to remain dry.
• 1903 –
  • Texas Legislative Act created the Arlington ISD. Local schools are taken over by the City of Arlington from Carlisle Military Academy.
  • Southwestern Bell establishes service here.
  • Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls opens.
• 1904 –
  • T. G. Bailey becomes mayor.^[22]
  • The city forms its first high school, and grades 8-11 met at South Side School.
  • Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot is built.
• 1905 – First high school class graduates in Arlington
• 1906 –
  • William C. Weeks becomes mayor again.
  • W. A. Thornton Home is built at 719 W. Abram, the first home in Arlington with gas lights.
  • Ghormley-Arnold Home is built at 404 E. First for Dr. W. I. Ghormley.
• 1907 –
  • Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church South, the first brick church opens on the N.E. corner of Center and Division Streets.
  • Douglass-Potts Home located on 206 W. North is built.
  • Vaught Home at 718 W. Abram is built for T. J. Trammell and purchased by Alex Vaught.
• 1909 –
  • James Park Fielder Sr. becomes mayor for a short two months.^[23]
  • Dr. William Harold Davis becomes mayor after Fielder.^[24]
• 1910 –
  • Alton C. Barnes becomes mayor.^[25]
  • The Commercial Club funds construction of a new mineral well where water flows through lions' heads mounted on a four-sided structure.
  • Population: 1,794.

• 1911 – Masonic Home for Aged Masons opens, now known as Texas Masonic Retirement Center.
• 1912 – Rufus H. Greer becomes mayor of Arlington for the first time.^[26]
• 1913 – John M. Elliott Home at 1210 W. Abram is built, an example of a hipped roof bungalow with classical influences.
• 1914 – Historic Fielder House at 1616 W. Abram is built by prominent banker James Park Fielder.
• 1915 – P.F. McKee becomes mayor.^[27]
• 1916 –
  • Rufus H. Greer becomes mayor of Arlington for the second time.
  • South Center Street Historic District is planned out by William Rose, housing the city's earliest merchants and craftsmen.
  • Mayor William H., & Ollie Gibbins Rose Home at 501 S. Center is built as the first addition to South Center Street Historic District.
• 1917 –
  • Arlington Military Academy becomes Grubbs Vocational College.
  • Zachary Slaughter opens the city's first car dealership.
  • Slaughter-Geer Home is built by Zack Slaughter for his father and stepmother at 505 S. Center.
  • Wylie F. Altman opens the Altman Ladies Store in Arlington.^[28]
• 1918 - Historic Dickerson Home at 400 N. Pecan is built by Martin Luther Dickerson, a cotton broker in Arlington and Ft. Worth.
• 1919 –
  • William H. Rose becomes mayor, bringing with him progression such as city audits, ordinances, the first sidewalks, a modern water system and new businesses.^[29]
  • Ransom Hall is built on Grubbs Vocational College campus at 602 S. West as the first administration building.
• 1920 –
  • Population: 3,031.
  • Arlington adopts a home rule city charter.
• 1921 –
  • The highway from Dallas to Arlington is widened and carries interstate traffic through the center of the city.
  • Pulley Home on 201 E. North is built, exemplifying the asymmetrical bungalow architectural style.
• 1922 –
  • Arlington High School built on Cooper St. and Abram St, the first official high school in AISD.
  • Tarrant County starts the first public library in Arlington.
• 1923 –
  • William Green Hiett becomes mayor of Arlington for the first time, during which the first paved roads were built.^[30]
  • Grubbs Vocational College changes name to North Texas Agricultural College.
  • Arlington Cemetery Association is chartered, taking care of Arlington Cemetery.
• 1924 –
  • Meadowbrook Park opens as the first park in Arlington.
  • Eastern Star Home is built to provide a home for aged and infirm members of the Eastern Star Organization in Texas at 1201 E. Division.
• 1925 - Hugh Moore becomes mayor of Arlington for a year.^[31]

• 1926 –
  • Elmer L. Taylor becomes mayor for a year.^[32]
  • Top O' Hill Terrace changes ownership and converts facilities into an illegal casino.^[33]
• 1927 – William Green Hiett becomes mayor of Arlington for the second time.
• 1928 –
  • The first car showroom is opened by the Thannisch Chevrolet Company on the edge of downtown.
  • Construction for the Cooper Hotel begins at 300 N. Center.
  • Preston Hall at 604 S. West is built as a science hall by North Texas Agriculture College.
  • Old Mayor's House at 814 E. Abram is built by cattle broker Dave Martin, once owned by B. C. & Francine Barnes.
• 1929 –
  • Arlington Downs horse-racing track opens.^[34]
  • The Cooper Hotel celebrates its grand opening.
  • W. J. Pulley opens Pulley Footwear.
• 1930 – U.S. Census shows Arlington population at 3,700.
• 1931 – John H. Pilant becomes mayor.^[35]
• 1932 – O.S. Gray founded a pecan nursery on West Division Street. He develops and makes five varieties of pecan trees.
• 1933 –
  • W.L. Barrett becomes mayor of Arlington.^[36]
  • Texas state legislature grants Arlington Downs the first legal parimutuel betting permit.
• 1934 – Arlington Citizen newspaper begins publication.^[37]
• 1935 – Wylie F. Altman becomes mayor through World War II.
• 1936 – Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls reopens as an orphanage called Berachah Child Institute.^[38]
• 1937 –
  • Arlington Downs is sold to commercial developers due to the repeal of betting laws.^[34]
  • North Side School opens, now known as Kooken Elementary School.
• 1938 –
  • The interurban rail line serving Arlington ceases operations on Christmas Eve.
  • T.W. (Hooker) Vandergriff purchases the Thannisch Chevrolet Company building and becomes the Thannisch-Vandergriff Bldg.
• 1939 – Arlington Post Office is built by the Federal Works Agency on 200 W. Main St, now the Worthington National Bank Building.
• 1940 – Population: 4,240.
• 1941 – Mural Gathering Pecans by Otis Dozier is painted in the Arlington Post Office building.^[39]
• 1942 – Berachah Child Institute orphanage ceases operations.^[40]
• Tom J. Vandergriff, Arlington's future revolutionary mayor, graduates from Arlington High School.
• 1947 –
  • B.C. Barnes becomes mayor of Arlington.^[41]
  • Texas Rangers police bust the Top O' Hill Terrace illegal casino and speakeasy and shut it down permanently.^[33]
  • Cosden Petroleum facility and St. Albans Episcopal Church opens.
• 1949 –
  • The city adopts the city manager form of government.
  • North Texas Agricultural College changes name to Arlington State College.
• 1950 –
  • Arlington Music Hall opens, originally as a walk-in theater.
  • Colonial Apartments opens (approximate date).
  • Population: 7,692.
• 1951 –
  • Tom Vandergriff becomes mayor.
  • The city's famous well on Main and Center is capped permanently under the intersection's pavement due to increased traffic.
• 1952 –
  • Sister city relationship established with Bad Königshofen, Germany.
  • Grace Lutheran church opens.
  • Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot is demolished.
  • James Daniel Cooper's historical house is donated to the city and relocated to Meadowbrook Park, serving as a library.
• 1953 – The city takes over the public library from Tarrant County.
• 1954 –
  • General Motors Corporation plant opens.
  • Berry Elementary School opens.
• 1955 – J.C. Penney and Sears chain stores in business.
• 1956 –
  • American Can Company plant opens.
  • Arlington Baptist College opens on the property of the old speakeasy Top O' Hill Terrace.
  • Arlington High School moves to its second location on Park Row and Cooper.
  • Old Arlington High School building becomes Ousley Jr. High
  • Thornton Elementary School opens.
• 1957 – Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike opens.
• 1958 –
  • Arlington Downs is completely destroyed by commercial developers.^[34]
  • Vandergriff family donates land that becomes Arlington Memorial Hospital
• 1959 – The first candidates for a four-year bachelor's degree enroll at Arlington State College.
• 1960 – Population: 44,775.
• 1961 –
  • City Hall opens.
  • Six Flags Over Texas opens.
  • Six Arlington High girls plunge off a bridge in what is now River Legacy Park, tragically killing half and sparking an urban legend called "The Screaming Bridge."^[42]
• 1962 –
  • Public Library opens.^[43]
  • Cooper House is leased to the Arlington Woman's Club who refurbished and maintained the home.
• 1963 –
  • Silver Star Carousel debuts at Six Flags Over Texas, originally crafted in 1920s Philadelphia.^[44]
  • Sam Houston High School opens.
• 1964 -
  • Arlington Municipal Airport opens.
  • Speelunker Cave opens as Six Flags Over Texas's first dark ride.
  • Meadowbrook Recreation Center is built on the northern edge of Meadowbrook Park.^[45]
• 1965 –
  • Turnpike Stadium opens.
  • Dottie Lynn and Church Women United throw the first Annual 4 July parade.^[46]
  • Vandergriff Chapel is built.
  • Cooper House is designated as a Texas Historical Landmark.
• 1966 –
  • Park Plaza Cinema opens.
  • Runaway Mine Train coaster is built at Six Flags Over Texas.
  • Thannisch-Vandergriff Bldg. closes as a car dealership after 38 years.
• 1967 – Arlington State College becomes the modern University of Texas at Arlington.^[47]
• 1968 – AISD sells the old Arlington High School/Ousley Jr. High building to UTA, and the School of Social Work opens.
• 1970 –
  • Forum 303 Mall and Six Flags Mall open.
  • Arlington Genealogical Society formed.^[48]
  • Lamar High School opens.
  • Population: 90,643.
• 1972 –
  • Texas Rangers baseball team based in city.
  • Seven Seas Marine Life Park opens.
• 1973 –
  • The Central Library moves to its first Abram Street location.
  • Theatre Arlington opens.
  • Bowie High School opens.
• 1974 –
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport opens.
  • Cheryl Calloway is found stabbed to death in the parking lot of Forum 303 Mall, one of Arlington's more infamous cold cases.^[49]
• 1977 - S.J. Stovall becomes mayor of Arlington, forming the organization Leadership Arlington during his term.^[50]
• 1976 – A monument for the famous Central St. Well is created in front of the Central Library.
• 1979 – The Oakridge School opens.
• 1980 –
  • University of Texas at Arlington's Maverick Stadium open.
  • Fielder House Museum opens.
  • Population: 160,113.
  • Judge Roy Scream opens as SFOT's first wooden rollercoaster.
• 1981 –
  • Texas Historical Marker is installed and dedicated at Berachah Child Institute.^[51]
  • Pantera is formed by Arlington teenagers Vinnie Abbott, Darrell Abbott, Terry Glaze, Tommy Bradford and Donnie Hart.^[52]
• 1982 –
  • Martin High School opens.
  • Texas Commerce Bank becomes the tallest building in the city.^[53]
• 1983 –
  • Harold E. Patterson becomes mayor.^[54]
  • Islamic Society Of Arlington founded.^{[55] [56]}
  • Bowie High School closes its original building on Arbrook Boulevard and becomes Workman Junior High School as a result.
• 1985 –
  • Silver Star Carousel is removed from Six Flags Over Texas for a major restoration.
  • Joe Barton becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district.^{[57] [58]}
• 1987 –
  • Richard Greene becomes mayor, increasing funding for police and fire departments, developed plans for a new Texas Rangers ballpark, and led road construction programs.
• 1988 –
  • River Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit 501 (c)(3), is formed as a public/private partnership with City of Arlington Parks and Recreation Department.
  • Silver Star Carousel opens back up at Six Flags Over Texas's park gate plaza, where it still operates.
  • The Parks at Arlington opens.
• 1989 – Mount Olive Baptist Church is rebuilt at 402 N. West St.
• 1990 –
  • Population: 261,721.
  • Texas Giant opens at Six Flags over Texas, the tallest wooden rollercoaster in the world at the time.^[59]
  • Elzie Odom becomes the first African-American elected to the Arlington City Council.
• 1991 –
  • Tom J. Vandergriff is induced into the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • S.J. Stovall Park Park opens at 2800 West Sublett Road.
  • Bowie High School reopens and relocates on Highbank Drive.
• 1992 -
  • Speelunker Cave at Six Flags Over Texas is replaced by dark ride Yosemite Sam & the Gold River adventure based on the Looney Tunes characters.^[60]
  • The Witness Tree, an old post oak on the old Bardin Farm that grew to be 60 feet tall, is uprooted by Kmart and transplanted, where it later dies.^[61]
• 1993 –
  • The commercial tree preservation ordinance is adopted by City Hall following outcry over the Witness Tree's uprooting.
  • Voters authorize the formation of single-member districts.
• 1994 –
  • The Ballpark in Arlington opens.
  • Richard Greene Linear Park opens in honor of the mayor.
  • Arlington Central Library is renamed George W. Hawkes Central Library after prominent newspaper publisher George W. Hawkes.^[62]
  • Johnnie High's Country Music Revue moves into the old Arlington Theater.
  • The Arlington Museum of Art opens in the old JCPenney building on Main Street.
• 1995 –
  • The University of Texas at Arlington celebrates its 100-year anniversary.
  • Downtown Arlington, Inc. is formed.
• 1996 –
  • Arlington Morning News begins publication.
  • City website online.^[63]
  • Tarrant County College Southeast Campus opens.
  • River Legacy Living Science Center opens to the public.^[64]
  • Amber Hagerman is abducted and killed after riding her bike on Abram Street, and the Amber alert is established and named after her.^[65]
• 1997 –
  • Elzie Odom becomes Arlington's first African-American mayor, focusing on expanding education as well as theater and arts in downtown.
  • Texas Health Resources nonprofit established.
  • A section of turf located behind Center Field at the Ballpark in Arlington is named Greene's Hill for the mayor's contributions to the Texas Rangers baseball club.^[66]
• 1998 – Cooper House is destroyed in an accidental fire on Halloween night.
• 1999 – Elzie Odom Athletic Center opens at 1601 N.E. Green Oaks Boulevard.
• 2000 –
  • Old Town Historic District opens.
  • Population: 332,969.^[67]

21st century

• 2001 –Eastern Star Home closes facilities.
• 2002 –
  • Mansfield Summit High School and Seguin High School open.
  • AMC Parks cinema opens.^[68]
  • Arlington voters overwhelmingly approve a street maintenance sales tax program that the city proposed.^[69]
• 2003 – Robert Cluck becomes mayor.
• 2004 –
  • Voters 'okay' a tax hike that helps pay for a brand new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys.
  • Mansfield Timberview High School established.
• 2005 - The commercial tree preservation ordinance is extended to residential developments.
• 2006 –
  • Downtown Arlington Management Corporation established.^[70]
  • Runaway Mine Train is designated an ACE Coaster Landmark by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.^[71]
  • Arlington celebrates its 135th birthday.
• 2007 –
  • UT Arlington becomes the second largest campus in the University of Texas system.
  • The Highlands shopping district opens.
  • Construction is set to begin on an upscale development called Glorypark by AT&T Stadium.
• 2008 –
  • Opening night of the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Arlington with more than 1,800 people in attendance.^[72]
  • Plans for Glorypark by AT&T Stadium are shelved.^[73]
• 2009 –
  • Cowboys Stadium opens.
  • Texas Giant closes for renovations as the wooden coaster ages.^[74]
• 2010 – Population: 365,438 city;^[75] 6,371,773 metro;^[76] 19,728,244 megaregion.^[77]
• 2011 -
  • Texas Christkindl Market commemorates its first year during the holiday season.^[78]
  • Pentatonix forms and wins The Sing-Off, founded by Martin High School alumni.^[79]
  • New Texas Giant opens up as a hybrid wooden-steel coaster.
• 2012 –
  • University of Texas's College Park Center opens.
  • Pentatonix returns to their hometown to perform a free concert at the Levitt Pavilion, breaking the attendance record with 12,000 people attending.^[80]
• 2013 –
  • Former Eastern Star Home is demolished.
  • Metro Arlington Xpress (public transit) begins operating.
  • Arlington becomes the Fall location for retro gaming convention Retropalooza.
• 2014 –
  • Arlington changes its logo and slogan to "American Dream City."^[81]
• 2015 –
  • W. Jeff Williams becomes mayor.
  • George W. Hawkes Central Library is demolished after 40 years of service.^[82]
  • The original Sam Houston High School building demolishes.
• 2016 –
  • Proposition to build new stadium for Texas Rangers is passed.^[83]
  • The City and the Arlington Museum of Art begin a public art project called "Stars of Texas" with painted star statues scattered around the city.^[84]
  • Downtown Arlington is designated as a cultural district by the State of Texas.^[85]
• 2017 –
  • AISD opens the Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center after it was approved in a 2014 bond.
  • Officials breaks ground on the new Texas Rangers stadium.^[86]
  • Ride-sharing company Via becomes the city's only public transportation service, replacing Metro Arlington Xpress. First-year operations cost taxpayers $922,500.^[87]
  • Texas Christkind Market combines with Enchant Christmas to create the Enchant Christmas Light Maze and Market for the next two years.^[88]
• 2018 –
  • George W. Hawkes Central Library second location celebrates its grand opening.
  • Arlington Convention Center re-opens as Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center, the largest dedicated esports facility in North America.
  • Arlington citizens vote to implement term limits on the city council.^[89]
  • Yosemite Sam & the Gold River Adventure at SFOT semi-permanently closes after a bad storm.
• 2019 –
  • AISD opens the Arlington College and Career High School.^[90]
  • Live! By Loews opens as a joint venture between Loews Hotels and the Texas Rangers to bring an upscale hospitality experience to the entertainment district.^[91]
  • Arlington is chosen as the home of the National Medal of Honor Museum, set to be built in 2024.^[92]
  • General Motors employees strike for 40 days for additional compensation and benefits.
  • UTA receives funding to replace their School of Social Work building, the first Arlington High School building.
  • Medical City Arlington opens their Medical City Women's Hospital.
• 2020 –
  • Globe Life Field celebrates a delayed opening for AISD high school graduation, and a few months later for a crowdless MLB game.
  • Globe Life Field hosts the entirety of the World Series, the first time the World Series has played at a single location since 1944.^[93]
• 2021 -
  • Via Rideshare service expands city-wide. The annual taxpayer expense becomes $2.2 million.^{[94] [95]}
• 2023-
  • A reimagined version of the original downtown mineral well as a fountain and clock tower is constructed and completed, dubbed the "Mineral Well Park Plaza."^{[96] [97]}
  • Texas Rangers win the 2023 World Series, the first world series win in the history of the franchise since arriving in Arlington in 1972.^[98]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
• Timelines of other cities in the North Texas area of Texas:^[99] Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Garland, Irving, Plano, Wichita Falls

Bibliography

• Book: Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. 1884. R.L. Polk & Co. . St. Louis. Internet Archive. Arlington. https://archive.org/stream/texasstategazett01rlpo#page/n237/mode/2up.
• Book: Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. 1890. R.L. Polk & Co. . Detroit. Internet Archive. Arlington. https://archive.org/stream/texasstategazett31rlpo#page/n315/mode/2up.
  • • Janet L. Schmelzer, Where the West Begins: Fort Worth and Tarrant County (Northridge, California: Windsor, 1985)

External links

• Web site: Genealogy and Local History Collection . Arlington Public Library . City of Arlington .
  • Web site: DFW Metroplex History . Subject and Course Guides . University of Texas Arlington Library.
• Web site: Arlington . . Austin, Texas .
• Web site: Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: Texas . . Humanities and Social Sciences Division . Bibliographies and Guides . Washington, D.C. .

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1. Web site: THE PIONEER TRAIL . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
2. Web site: STONE AGE – 1876 . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
3. Web site: Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838 . Waymarking.com . clayj . 25 July 2020. Location: N 32° 47.280 W 097° 05.978
4. Frazier, Donald S.: Battle of Village Creek - TSHA Handbook of Texas Online
5. http://www.forttours.com/pages/birds.asp Fort Tour Systems, Inc. – Bird’s Fort
6. http://www2.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/indians/birds-01.html Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Bird's Fort Treaty Ratification Proclamation, 1843
7. News: Costlow . Ken . Historic cemetery victimized by apparent trespassers . 28 July 2020 . Arlington Voice . July 2016.
8. Book: Mathis . Erma Holt . Higher Ground: the History of First Baptist Church, Arlington, Texas . 1 Jan 2007 . Scripta Publishing, Inc. . 978-1889730165.
9. Web site: History . Downtown Arlington, TX . Downtown Arlington Management Corporation . 28 July 2020.
10. Web site: PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 25 July 2020.
11. Web site: QuesterMark . Carver Dixon King Historical Marker . THE HISTORICAL MARKER DATABASE . Bernard Fisher . 24 July 2020.
12. Web site: COOPER STREET . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 28 July 2020.
13. Web site: M.J. BRINSON . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
14. Web site: EDWARD EMMETT RANKIN . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 25 July 2020.
15. Web site: Mills . Geraldine . Arlington Historical Society Welcomes You . ARLINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY . 28 July 2020.
16. Web site: JAMES DITTO SR. . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 25 July 2020.
17. Web site: Genealogy and Local History Collection: Local Newspapers . Arlington Public Library . Texas .
18. Web site: Carver Dixon King. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
19. Web site: Thomas B. Collins . History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
20. Book: Carol E. Roark . Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide. 2003. Tarrant County Historical Society and TCU Press . Fort Worth, Texas . 978-0-87565-279-5.
21. Web site: History . University of Texas Arlington . June 25, 2015 .
22. Web site: T. G. Bailey. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
23. Web site: JAMES PARK FIELDER SR. . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
24. Web site: WILLIAM HAROLD DAVIS . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
25. Web site: ALTON C. BARNES . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
26. Web site: RUFUS H. GREER . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
27. Web site: P.F. McKee. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
28. Web site: WYLIE F. ALTMAN . City of Arlington . 24 July 2020.
29. Web site: William H. Rose. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
30. Web site: William Green Hiett. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
31. Web site: Hugh M. Moore. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
32. Web site: Elmer L. Taylor. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
33. Web site: Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau . Top O' Hill Terrace.
34. Web site: TSHA | Arlington Downs Racetrack.
35. Web site: John H. Pilant. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
36. Web site: W.L. Barrett. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
37. Web site: US Newspaper Directory . Washington, D.C. . Chronicling America . Library of Congress . June 25, 2015 .
38. News: Timeframes. July 13, 2008. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 47.
39. Web site: Post Office Mural (relocated) – Arlington TX . . November 6, 2022.
40. News: Rumors suggest ghostly girls haunt campus. Said. Heba. October 23, 2013. The Shorthorn. March 20, 2018.
41. Web site: B.C. Barnes. History of Arlington . City of Arlington .
42. News: Sault . Spring . Screaming Bridge: A Haunting Texas Urban Legend . 28 July 2020 . Texas Hill Country . April 6, 2020.
43. Web site: Development of the Arlington Public Library System (timeline) . City of Arlington, Texas . June 25, 2015 .
44. Book: Baker . Evelyn . Historic Tales of Arlington, Texas . 2018 . The History Press . 75 . 9781625858955 . May 17, 2020.
45. Web site: MEADOWBROOK PARK . History of Arlington . City of Arlington . 28 July 2020.
46. Web site: Parade History . Arlington 4th of July Parade . dead . 2016-05-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160526211613/https://arlington4th.org/about-the-parade/parade-history.
47. Web site: History of Arlington . City of Arlington, Texas . June 25, 2015 .
48. Web site: Arlington (Tex). . Texas Archival Resources Online . University of Texas Libraries . University of Texas at Austin . June 25, 2015 .
49. Web site: COLD CASES (1979-1970) . City of Arlington . 30 July 2020.
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