Founding of the Metroplex: Arlington, Texas (Part 2 of 2)

Founding of the Metroplex: Arlington, Texas (Part 2 of 2)

During the period of around 1842, another visitor to the Bird’s Fort was a man named John Neely Bryan. Bryan had come to the area...

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Founding of the Metroplex: Arlington, Texas (Part 1 of 2)

Founding of the Metroplex: Arlington, Texas (Part 1 of 2)

Many years ago, Arista Joyner wrote a book titled Arlington: Birthplace of the Metroplex (published 1976). She could not have stated it...

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The Texas and Pacific Railway, Before Arlington

The Texas and Pacific Railway, Before Arlington

The railroad came first, building its track from just west of Dallas through farms on the prairie and the Post Oak forest...

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History of the Arlington Police Department (Part 2 of 2)

History of the Arlington Police Department (Part 2 of 2)

The first recorded location of an Arlington Police Station is that it was “Housed in a small white building located on Pecan Street between...

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History of the Arlington Police Department (Part 2 of 2)

History of the Arlington Police Department (Part 1 of 2)

The first recorded location of an Arlington Police Station is that it was “Housed in a small white building located on Pecan Street between...

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Who says rapid transit is something new?

Who says rapid transit is something new?

From 1902 through 1934, an overhead electric “Interurban” ran between Dallas and Fort Worth, going down the middle of Abram Street...

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Remembering Arlington

Remembering Arlington

My family moved to Arlington from Weatherford in 1930 when I was seven years old. I am the ninth of ten children, seven boys and three girls. We moved into a farm house at the corner of what is now...

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