Timeline of Arlington, Texas

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

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Prior to 20th century

• 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
  • Arlington Journal newspaper begins publication.^[5][6]
  • Mount Olive Baptist congregation formed.^[7]

20th century

• 1900 - Population: 1,079.^[8]
• 1902
  • North Texas regional Interurban railway begins operating.^[7]
  • Carlisle Military Academy established.^[9]
• 1904 - Arlington High School established.
• 1907 - Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church South built.^[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 built.^[2]
• 1939 - Arlington Post Office built.^[7]
• 1940 - Population: 4,240.
• 1947 - Cosden Petroleum facility and St. Albans Episcopal Church established.^[10]
• 1949 - Arlington State College active.^[9]
• 1950
  • Arlington Music Hall opens.^[11]
  • Colonial Apartments built (approximate date).^[10]
  • Population: 7,692.
• 1951 - Tom Vandergriff becomes mayor.^[2]
• 1952
  • Sister city relationship established with Bad Königshofen, Germany.
  • Grace Lutheran church established.^[10]
• 1954
  • General Motors Corporation plant begins operating.^[12]
  • Berry Elementary School opens.^[10]
• 1955 - J.C. Penney and Sears chain stores in business.^[10]
• 1956
  • American Can Company plant begins operating.^[10]
  • Arlington Baptist College opens.^[10]
• 1957 - Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike opens.^[12]
• 1960 - Population: 44,775.
• 1961
  • City Hall built.^[10]
  • Six Flags Over Texas amusement park in business.^[12]
• 1962 - Public Library opens on Main Street.^[13]
• 1963 - Sam Houston High School opens.
• 1965 - Turnpike Stadium opens.^[12]
• 1966 - Park Plaza Cinema in business.^[11]
• 1967 - University of Texas at Arlington active.^[2]
• 1970
  • Forum 303 Mall and Six Flags Mall in business.
  • Arlington Genealogical Society formed.^[14]
  • Lamar High School opens.
  • Population: 90,643.
• 1972
  • Texas Rangers baseball team based in city.
  • "Seven Seas, a city-owned aquatic theme park, opens."^[12]
• 1973
  • Theatre Arlington established.
  • Bowie High School opens.
• 1974 - Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport begins operating.
• 1979 - Oakridge School established.
• 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 becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district.^[18][19]
• 1988 - The Parks at Arlington shopping mall in business.
• 1990 - Population: 261,721.^[15]
• 1991 - Stovall Park opens.^[2]
• 1994 - Ballpark (stadium) open.
• 1996
  • Arlington Morning News begins publication.^[20]
  • City website online.^[21][22]
• 1997 - Texas Health Resources nonprofit established.^[23]

21st century

• 2000
  • Old Town Historic District established.^[10]
  • Population: 332,969.^[24]
• 2002
  • Mansfield Summit High School and Seguin High School open.
  • AMC Parks cinema in business.^[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]
• 2012 - University of Texas's College Park Center (arena) opens.
• 2013 - Metro ArlingtonXpress (public transit) begins operating.^[27]
• 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 Dallas
• Timeline of El Paso, Texas
• Timeline of Fort Worth, Texas
• Timeline of Houston
• Timeline of San Antonio

References

1. Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 100, OL 6112221M
2. "History of Arlington". City of Arlington, TX. Retrieved June 2015.
3. "Downtown History". Downtown Arlington Management Corp. Retrieved June 2015.
4. Cogdell 2013.
5. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 2015.
6. "Genealogy and Local History Collection: Local Newspapers". Texas: Arlington Public Library.
7. Carol E. Roark, ed. (2003). Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide. Fort Worth, TX: Tarrant County Historical Society and TCU Press. ISBN 978-0-87565-279-5.
8. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, Texas: A.H. Belo & Co., 1912
9. "History". University of Texas Arlington. Retrieved June 2015.
10. Komatsu Architecture 1997.
11. "Movie Theaters in Arlington, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 2015.
12. Vandergriff 2010.
13. "Development of the Arlington Public Library System (timeline)". City of Arlington, TX. Retrieved June 2015.
14. University of Texas Libraries. "Arlington (Tex).". Texas Archival Resources Online. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved June 2015.
15. Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
16. "About Us". Texas: Islamic Society Of Arlington. Archived from the original on August 2005.
17. Pluralism Project. "Arlington, TX". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved June 2015.
18. Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 2015.
19. "Texas". Official Congressional Directory: 99th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1985.
20. "A Newspaper War, Texas Style, Grips a Suburb", New York Times, April 22, 1996
21. "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
22. "City of Arlington, TX". Archived from the original on December 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
23. Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Arlington, Texas". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved June 2015.
24. "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Arlington city, Texas QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
25. "Arlington (city), Texas". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 2015.
26. "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
27. "Afraid It Was Missing the Boat, a City Tries to Catch the Bus", New York Times, April 5, 2014

Bibliography

• 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)

External links

• 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.