Timeline of Arlington, Texas
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Arlington, Texas, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
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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.[1]
- 1897
20th century
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- 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 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
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- 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]
- 2012 – University of Texas's College Park Center opens.
- 2013 – Metro ArlingtonXpress (public transit) begins operating.[27]
- 2015 – W. Jeff Williams becomes mayor.[2]
See also
- 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
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- Janet L. Schmelzer, Where the West Begins: Fort Worth and Tarrant County (Northridge, California: Windsor, 1985)
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External links
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