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ARLINGTON,
TEXAS
Tarrant County,
North Central
Texas
Between I-30 to
the North and I-20 to the South
Between Dallas and Fort
Worth
Population:
332,969 (2000)
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River Legacy
Parks in Arlington
Photo
courtesy River Legacy Foundation, 2006 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Named after Robert E. Lee's hometown in Virginia, the town was originally
settled in the 1840s. Gen. Edward H. Tarrant, (the county's namesake)
attacked and defeated local Indians here in 1841. A trading post was
set up two years later at a place called Marrow Bone Spring. A small
community nearby called Johnson Station had a post office granted
in 1851, but when the Texas and Pacific Railroad arrived in 1876,
the tracks were laid just north of the settlement.
The Reverend Andrew S. Hayter, a Presbyterian minister is credited
with platting the new community and the town was first named Hayter,
Texas in 1875. It was renamed Arlington in 1877.
One of Arlington's first enterprises was the selling of mineral water
and crystals from the town's public well. A sanitarium was soon built
and by 1884 there was a respectable population of 800. Utilities appeared
and telephone service was in operation by 1910. The population grew
to over 3,000 by the mid-1920s. From 1933 through 1937, Arlington
Downs was the city's biggest draw.
The city has somehow managed to maintain its separate identity, even
while being sandwiched between rivals Dallas
and Fort Worth. |
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Garden
of Angels
At first glance, the Garden of Angels looks like just another cemetery.
Oh, but it's not. The Garden and the story behind are both touching
and... chilling....
Arlington
Hotels - Book Here & Save |
River Legacy
Science Center
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courtesy River Legacy Foundation, 2006 |
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