Timeline of Arlington, Texas
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.
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- 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
- 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]
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- 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]
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- 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 induced 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
- 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
- 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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