Handley, Fort Worth, Texas

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A line of businesses in what once was the downtown area of Handley, Tx

Handley was a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is located between downtown Fort Worth and Arlington along State Highway 180, and includes the Central Handley Historic District. It is now a part of Fort Worth.

## History

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Postcard of Lake Erie, 1910

Handley was established in 1885 by the Texas & Pacific Railroad and named after retired Confederate Major James Madison Handley of Georgia.[1] Handley created a plantation just seven miles from the center of Fort Worth on land that was adjacent to the Sara Gray Jennings Survey of 1847,[2] and a very small community began to grow around him to the west. According to the Fort Worth Gazette newspaper of 1888, the most that could be said for the area was that it was good for hunting foxes. By 1901, Handley had 12 houses and 80 residents.[2]

### Interurban

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In 1902, the Northern Texas Traction Company linked the city of Dallas to the east and the city of Fort Worth to the west with its own electric interurban streetcar line.[3]

### Annexed by Fort Worth

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In 1946, the city of Fort Worth annexed Handley as a community and its independence came to an end. In that year, it had 510 school students and a total population of around 2500.[2] Fort Worth had a population of well over 100,000 residents.

## References

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1. ^ T&P Plat Map[not specific enough to verify]
2. ^ a b c National Park Service research document for Historical Designation[not specific enough to verify]
3. ^ National Park Service research project for Historic Designation[not specific enough to verify]

## External links

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* Handley, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online

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Fort Worth, Texas

History|

* Timeline

Neighborhoods|

* Arlington Heights
* Como
* Crawford Farms
* Downtown (Sundance Square)
* Eastchase
* Fairmount–Southside
* Handley
* Heritage
* Lake Worth
* Polytechnic Heights
* River Oaks
* Sansom Park
* Stockyards
* Stop Six
* Tanglewood
* Wedgwood
* Westover Hills
* Westworth Village
* Woodhaven

Government|

| City|

* Fire Department
* Mayor
* Police Department

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Federal|

* Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth/former Carswell Air Force Base
* Federal Medical Center, Carswell
* Western Currency Facility (Bureau of Engraving and Printing)

Transportation|

| Airports|

* DFW Int'l (near the city limits)
* Alliance
* Meacham Int'l
* Spinks

| Closed|

* Greater SW Int'l

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Amtrak|

* Heartland Flyer
* Texas Eagle

Commuter rail|

* TEXRail
* Fort Worth Central
* Mercantile Center
* North Side
* T&P
* Trinity Railway Express
* Bell
* CentrePort/DFW Airport
* Fort Worth Central
* Trinity Lakes
* T&P

Bus|

* Trinity Metro (The T)

Education|

| Primary
and secondary|

| Fort Worth ISD|

* Arlington Heights
* Carter-Riverside
* Diamond Hill-Jarvis
* Dunbar
* Eastern Hills
* North Side
* Paschal
* Polytechnic
* South Hills
* Southwest
* Trimble Tech
* Wyatt

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Other public|

* Aledo ISD
* Arlington ISD
* Azle ISD
* Birdville ISD
* Burleson ISD
* Castleberry ISD
* Crowley ISD
* North Crowley
* Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
* Boswell
* Chisholm Trail
* Eagle Mountain
* Watson
* Everman ISD
* H-E-B ISD
* Keller ISD
* Central
* Fossil Ridge
* Timber Creek
* Kennedale ISD
* Lake Worth ISD
* Northwest ISD
* Eaton
* Northwest
* White Settlement ISD
* Brewer

Closed|

* Masonic Home ISD

Tertiary|

* Tarrant County College
* Texas Christian University
* Texas Wesleyan University
* University of North Texas Health Science Center

| Closed|

* College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More

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Libraries|

* Fort Worth Public Library

Media|

* Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Attractions|

* American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum
* Amon Carter Museum of American Art
* Botanical Research Institute of Texas
* Fort Worth Botanic Garden
* Fort Worth Design District
* Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
* Fort Worth Water Gardens
* Fort Worth Zoo
* Kimbell Art Museum
* Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum
* Log Cabin Village
* Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
* National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
* National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum
* Sundance Square
* Sid Richardson Museum
* Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
* Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

Society|

* People

This list is incomplete.

32°44′N 97°13′W﻿ / ﻿32.74°N 97.21°W﻿ / 32.74; -97.21
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