Timeline of Arlington, Texas

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

## Prior to 20th century

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* 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.[1][2][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.[1][2][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.[1]
* 1853 – Patrick A. Watson and a group of settlers arrive and settle on land that now borders the present Watson Road.[2]
* 1869 – Reverend Andrew Shannon Hayter arrives and organizes the Good Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church.[2][7]
* 1870 – Colonel Middleton Tate Johnson's body is exhumed from Texas State Cemetery and buried in a family cemetery on Arkansas Lane.[8]
* 1871 –
* United States Congress approved a charter for a transcontinental railroad, including Arlington, Texas.[2]
* Elder John Quarles Burnett meets with 17 fellow Baptists and organizes the first church in Johnson Station - Johnson Station Baptist Church.[9]
* 1873 – Settlement founded near site of present-day city.[10]
* 1876 –
* Texas and Pacific Railway established a stop mid-way between Dallas and Fort Worth in present-day Arlington.[10][11]
* The town situated around the train stop is named "Hayterville" after Rev. Andrew Shannon Hayter.[12]
* Carver Dixon "Uncle Dutch" King becomes the first mayor of Arlington.[13][14]
* Johnson Station Baptist Church moves with the community three miles north, eventually becoming known as First Baptist Church of Arlington.[9]
* 1877 –
* Settlement renamed "Arlington" (previously known as "Johnson" or "Hayter") at Rev. Hayter's request.[11]
* Arlington, Texas is officially recognized by the United States Postal Service.[2][7]
* 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.[15]
* Arlington landowner James Daniel Cooper builds a majestic colonial house on the corner of what is now Cooper St. and Abram St.[16]
* 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.[7][17]
* 1881 – M. J. Brinson becomes mayor for the first time.[18]
* 1883 – William Timmerman and Colonel Thomas Spruance establishes the city's first newspaper called "The World."
* 1884 – Arlington officially incorporates as a city.[11]
* 1885 –
* Edward Emmett Rankin becomes mayor for just a month.[19]
* First church building in Arlington is built.[15]
* 1887 – Cemetery Society (later Arlington Historical Society) founded.[20]
* 1889 – M. J. Brinson becomes mayor for the second time.[18]
* 1891 – Rice Wood Collins, a successful merchant, starts public well campaign for access to water.

Postcard of the Arlington mineral well, 1914 Replica of the historic mineral well in Downtown Arlington, in front of a mural.

* 1892 - “Christmas Eve Massacre” gunfight leaves four men and a horse dead on Main Street near the rail station.[11]
* 1893 -
* The original mineral well is drilled by a wood-powered steam engine.[15]
* 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.[15]
* Arlington's first newspaper "The World" is renamed to "The Arlington Democrat."[17]
* 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.[15]
* 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.[15]
* 1897
* Arlington Journal newspaper begins publication, changing its name from "The Arlington Democrat."[21][22]
* Mount Olive Baptist congregation formed.[23]
* 1899 – Carver Dixon King becomes mayor for a second term lasting only two months.[24]
* 1900 –
* William C. Weeks becomes mayor.
* Population: 1,079.[25]

## 20th century

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* 1902 –
* Thomas Benton Collins becomes mayor of Arlington.[26]
* North Texas Regional Interurban railway begins operating.[23][11]
* Carlisle Military Academy established.[27]
* Arlington residents vote for the town to remain dry.[11]
* 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.[15]
* Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls opens.
* 1904 –
* T. G. Bailey becomes mayor.[28]
* The city forms its first high school, and grades 8-11 met at South Side School.
* Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot is built.[15]
* 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.[15]
* Ghormley-Arnold Home is built at 404 E. First for Dr. W. I. Ghormley.[15]
* 1907 –
* Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church South, the first brick church opens on the N.E. corner of Center and Division Streets.[13]
* Douglass-Potts Home located on 206 W. North is built.[15]
* Vaught Home at 718 W. Abram is built for T. J. Trammell and purchased by Alex Vaught.[15]
* 1909 –
* James Park Fielder Sr. becomes mayor for a short two months.[29]
* Dr. William Harold Davis becomes mayor after Fielder.[30]
* 1910 –
* Alton C. Barnes becomes mayor.[31]
* The Commercial Club funds construction of a new mineral well where water flows through lions' heads mounted on a four-sided structure.[15]
* Population: 1,794.[25]

Postcard of the Home for Aged Masons, undated

* 1911 – Masonic Home for Aged Masons opens, now known as Texas Masonic Retirement Center.[15]
* 1912 – Rufus H. Greer becomes mayor of Arlington for the first time.[32]
* 1913 – John M. Elliott Home at 1210 W. Abram is built, an example of a hipped roof bungalow with classical influences.[15]
* 1914 – Historic Fielder House at 1616 W. Abram is built by prominent banker James Park Fielder.[15]
* 1915 – P.F. McKee becomes mayor.[33]
* 1916 –
* Rufus H. Greer becomes mayor of Arlington for the second time.[32]
* South Center Street Historic District is planned out by William Rose, housing the city's earliest merchants and craftsmen.[15]
* Mayor William H., & Ollie Gibbins Rose Home at 501 S. Center is built as the first addition to South Center Street Historic District.[15]
* 1917 –
* Arlington Military Academy becomes Grubbs Vocational College.[7]
* Zachary Slaughter opens the city's first car dealership.[7]
* Slaughter-Geer Home is built by Zack Slaughter for his father and stepmother at 505 S. Center.[15]
* Wylie F. Altman opens the Altman Ladies Store in Arlington.[34]
* 1918 - Historic Dickerson Home at 400 N. Pecan is built by Martin Luther Dickerson, a cotton broker in Arlington and Ft. Worth.[15]
* 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.[35]
* Ransom Hall is built on Grubbs Vocational College campus at 602 S. West as the first administration building.[15]
* 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.[15]
* 1922 –
* Arlington High School built on Cooper St. and Abram St, the first official high school in AISD.[15]
* Tarrant County starts the first public library in Arlington.[7]
* 1923 –
* William Green Hiett becomes mayor of Arlington for the first time, during which the first paved roads were built.[36]
* Grubbs Vocational College changes name to North Texas Agricultural College.[27]
* Arlington Cemetery Association is chartered, taking care of Arlington Cemetery.
* 1924 –
* Meadowbrook Park opens as the first park in Arlington.[13]
* 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.[15]
* 1925 - Hugh Moore becomes mayor of Arlington for a year.[37]

1926 map of Arlington

* 1926 –
* Elmer L. Taylor becomes mayor for a year.[38]
* Top O' Hill Terrace changes ownership and converts facilities into an illegal casino.[39]
* 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.[15]
* Construction for the Cooper Hotel begins at 300 N. Center.[15]
* Preston Hall at 604 S. West is built as a science hall by North Texas Agriculture College.[15]
* Old Mayor's House at 814 E. Abram is built by cattle broker Dave Martin, once owned by B. C. & Francine Barnes.[15]
* 1929 –
* Arlington Downs horse-racing track opens.[40]
* The Cooper Hotel celebrates its grand opening.[15]
* W. J. Pulley opens Pulley Footwear.
* 1930 – U.S. Census shows Arlington population at 3,700.
* 1931 – John H. Pilant becomes mayor.[41]
* 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.[42]
* Texas state legislature grants Arlington Downs the first legal parimutuel betting permit.
* 1934 – Arlington Citizen newspaper begins publication.[21][22]
* 1935 – Wylie F. Altman becomes mayor through World War II.[34]
* 1936 – Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls reopens as an orphanage called Berachah Child Institute.[43]
* 1937 –
* Arlington Downs is sold to commercial developers due to the repeal of betting laws.[40]
* North Side School opens, now known as Kooken Elementary School.[13]
* 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.[15]
* 1939 – Arlington Post Office is built by the Federal Works Agency on 200 W. Main St, now the Worthington National Bank Building.[23][15]
* 1940 – Population: 4,240.
* 1941 – Mural Gathering Pecans by Otis Dozier is painted in the Arlington Post Office building.[44]
* 1942 – Berachah Child Institute orphanage ceases operations.[45]
* Tom J. Vandergriff, Arlington's future revolutionary mayor, graduates from Arlington High School.
* 1947 –
* B.C. Barnes becomes mayor of Arlington.[46]
* Texas Rangers police bust the Top O' Hill Terrace illegal casino and speakeasy and shut it down permanently.[39]
* Cosden Petroleum facility and St. Albans Episcopal Church opens.[47]
* 1949 –
* The city adopts the city manager form of government.
* North Texas Agricultural College changes name to Arlington State College.[27]
* 1950 –
* Arlington Music Hall opens, originally as a walk-in theater.[48]
* Colonial Apartments opens (approximate date).[47]
* Population: 7,692.
* 1951 –
* Tom Vandergriff becomes mayor.[13]
* The city's famous well on Main and Center is capped permanently under the intersection's pavement due to increased traffic.[15]
* 1952 –
* Sister city relationship established with Bad Königshofen, Germany.
* Grace Lutheran church opens.[47]
* Texas & Pacific Railroad Depot is demolished.[15]
* James Daniel Cooper's historical house is donated to the city and relocated to Meadowbrook Park, serving as a library.[16]
* 1953 – The city takes over the public library from Tarrant County.
* 1954 –
* General Motors Corporation plant opens.[49]
* Berry Elementary School opens.[47]
* 1955 – J.C. Penney and Sears chain stores in business.[47]
* 1956 –
* American Can Company plant opens.[47]
* Arlington Baptist College opens [47] 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.[49]
* 1958 –
* Arlington Downs is completely destroyed by commercial developers.[40]
* 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.[47]
* Six Flags Over Texas opens.[49]
* 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."[50]
* 1962 –
* Public Library opens.[51]
* Cooper House is leased to the Arlington Woman's Club who refurbished and maintained the home.[16]
* 1963 –
* Silver Star Carousel debuts at Six Flags Over Texas, originally crafted in 1920s Philadelphia.[52]
* Sam Houston High School opens.
* 1964 -
* Arlington Municipal Airport opens.[49]
* Speelunker Cave opens as Six Flags Over Texas's first dark ride.[52]
* Meadowbrook Recreation Center is built on the northern edge of Meadowbrook Park.[53]
* 1965 –
* Turnpike Stadium opens.[49]
* Dottie Lynn and Church Women United throw the first Annual 4 July parade.[54]
* Vandergriff Chapel is built.[15]
* Cooper House is designated as a Texas Historical Landmark.[16]Runaway Mine Train Coaster
* 1966 –
* Park Plaza Cinema opens.[48]
* Runaway Mine Train coaster is built at Six Flags Over Texas.[52]
* Thannisch-Vandergriff Bldg. closes as a car dealership after 38 years.[15]
* 1967 – Arlington State College becomes the modern University of Texas at Arlington.[13]
* 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.[55]
* Lamar High School opens.
* Population: 90,643.
* 1972 –
* Texas Rangers baseball team based in city.
* Seven Seas Marine Life Park opens.[49]
* 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.[56]
* 1977 - S.J. Stovall becomes mayor of Arlington, forming the organization Leadership Arlington during his term.[57]
* 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.[23]
* Fielder House Museum opens.[23]
* Population: 160,113.[58]
* Judge Roy Scream opens as SFOT's first wooden rollercoaster.[52]
* 1981 –
* Texas Historical Marker is installed and dedicated at Berachah Child Institute.[59]
* Pantera is formed by Arlington teenagers Vinnie Abbott, Darrell Abbott, Terry Glaze, Tommy Bradford and Donnie Hart.[60]
* 1982 –
* Martin High School opens.
* Texas Commerce Bank becomes the tallest building in the city.[61]
* 1983 –
* Harold E. Patterson becomes mayor.[62]
* Islamic Society Of Arlington founded.[63][64]
* 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.[52]
* Joe Barton becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district.[65][66]
* 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.[52]
* The Parks at Arlington opens.[61]
* 1989 – Mount Olive Baptist Church is rebuilt at 402 N. West St.
* 1990 –
* Population: 261,721.[58]
* Texas Giant opens at Six Flags over Texas, the tallest wooden rollercoaster in the world at the time.[67]
* Elzie Odom becomes the first African-American elected to the Arlington City Council.[61]
* 1991 –
* Tom J. Vandergriff is inducted into the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame.
* S.J. Stovall Park Park opens at 2800 West Sublett Road.[13]
* 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.[68]
* 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.[69]
* 1993 –
* The commercial tree preservation ordinance is adopted by City Hall following outcry over the Witness Tree's uprooting.[61]
* Voters authorize the formation of single-member districts.[61]The Ballpark in 2018.
* 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.[70]
* Johnnie High's Country Music Revue moves into the old Arlington Theater.[61]
* The Arlington Museum of Art opens in the old JCPenney building on Main Street.[61]
* 1995 –
* The University of Texas at Arlington celebrates its 100-year anniversary.[61]
* Downtown Arlington, Inc. is formed.[61]
* 1996 –
* Arlington Morning News begins publication.[71]
* City website online.[72][73]
* Tarrant County College Southeast Campus opens.[61]
* River Legacy Living Science Center opens to the public.[74]
* Amber Hagerman is abducted and killed after riding her bike on Abram Street, and the Amber alert is established and named after her.[75]
* 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.[76]
* 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.[77]
* 1998 – Cooper House is destroyed in an accidental fire on Halloween night.[16]
* 1999 – Elzie Odom Athletic Center opens at 1601 N.E. Green Oaks Boulevard.
* 2000 –
* Old Town Historic District opens.[47]
* Population: 332,969.[78]

## 21st century

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* 2001 –Eastern Star Home closes facilities.
* 2002 –
* Mansfield Summit High School and Seguin High School open.
* AMC Parks cinema opens.[48]
* Arlington voters overwhelmingly approve a street maintenance sales tax program that the city proposed.[79]
* 2003 – Robert Cluck becomes mayor.
* 2004 –
* Voters 'okay' a tax hike that helps pay for a brand new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys.[61]
* Mansfield Timberview High School established.
* 2005 - The commercial tree preservation ordinance is extended to residential developments.[61]
* 2006 –
* Downtown Arlington Management Corporation established.[76][61]
* Runaway Mine Train is designated an ACE Coaster Landmark by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.[80]
* Arlington celebrates its 135th birthday.
* 2007 –
* UT Arlington becomes the second largest campus in the University of Texas system.[61]
* The Highlands shopping district opens.
* Construction is set to begin on an upscale development called Glorypark by AT&T Stadium.[61]
* 2008 –
* Opening night of the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts in Arlington with more than 1,800 people in attendance.[81]
* Plans for Glorypark by AT&T Stadium are shelved.[82]
* 2009 –
* Cowboys Stadium opens.
* Texas Giant closes for renovations as the wooden coaster ages.[83]
* 2010 – Population: 365,438 city;[84] 6,371,773 metro;[85] 19,728,244 megaregion.[86]
* 2011 -
* Texas Christkindl Market commemorates its first year during the holiday season.[87]
* Pentatonix forms and wins The Sing-Off, founded by Martin High School alumni.[88]
* New Texas Giant opens up as a hybrid wooden-steel coaster.[67]
* 2012 –
* University of Texas's College Park Center opens.[11]
* Pentatonix returns to their hometown to perform a free concert at the Levitt Pavilion, breaking the attendance record with 12,000 people attending.[89]
* 2013 –
* Former Eastern Star Home is demolished.
* Metro Arlington Xpress (public transit) begins operating.[90]
* Arlington becomes the Fall location for retro gaming convention Retropalooza.
* 2014 –
* Arlington changes its logo and slogan to "American Dream City."[91]
* 2015 –
* W. Jeff Williams becomes mayor.[13]
* George W. Hawkes Central Library is demolished after 40 years of service.[92]
* The original Sam Houston High School building demolishes.
* 2016 –
* Proposition to build new stadium for Texas Rangers is passed.[93]
* 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.[94]
* Downtown Arlington is designated as a cultural district by the State of Texas.[95]
* 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.[96]
* Ride-sharing company Via becomes the city's only public transportation service, replacing Metro Arlington Xpress. First-year operations cost taxpayers $922,500.[97]
* Texas Christkind Market combines with Enchant Christmas to create the Enchant Christmas Light Maze and Market for the next two years.[98]
* 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.[99]
* Yosemite Sam & the Gold River Adventure at SFOT semi-permanently closes after a bad storm.[68]
* 2019 –
* AISD opens the Arlington College and Career High School.[100]
* 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.[101]
* Arlington is chosen as the home of the National Medal of Honor Museum, set to be built in 2024.[102]
* General Motors employees strike for 40 days for additional compensation and benefits.[102]
* UTA receives funding to replace their School of Social Work building, the first Arlington High School building.[102]
* Medical City Arlington opens their Medical City Women's Hospital.[102]
* 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.[103]
* 2021 -
* Via Rideshare service expands city-wide. The annual taxpayer expense becomes $2.2 million.[104][105]
* 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."[106][107]
* Texas Rangers win the 2023 World Series, the first world series win in the history of the franchise since arriving in Arlington in 1972.[108]

## See also

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* List of mayors of Arlington, Texas
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Tarrant County, Texas
* Timelines of other cities in the North Texas area of Texas:[109] Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Garland, Irving, Plano, Wichita Falls

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* "Arlington". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890 - via Internet Archive.
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* Janet L. Schmelzer, Where the West Begins: Fort Worth and Tarrant County (Northridge, California: Windsor, 1985)
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* 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, Texas.
* Humanities and Social Sciences Division. "Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: Texas". Bibliographies and Guides. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.

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