The Berachah Home Part 1: A Historical Perspective

The Berachah Home Part 1: A Historical Perspective

The history surrounding the Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls is one of Arlington’s most interesting...

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Texas Annexation

Texas Annexation

On December 29, 2020, Texas will celebrate 175 years since annexation, the first step toward early statehood. U.S. President James K. Polk signed the annexation legislation...

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Lost to History

Lost to History

Not much remains today of a century-old home near campus where outcast girls once found refuge. Everything you need to know about the Berachah Industrial...

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Growing Up in Arlington in the 1940s and 1950s (Part 2 of 2)

Growing Up in Arlington in the 1940s and 1950s (Part 2 of 2)

In the 1951 season, our starting lineup was Leon Duffy and I at the ends, Larry Hufford and Grover Cribbs at tackle...

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Growing Up in Arlington in the 1940s and 1950s (Part 1 of 2)

Growing Up in Arlington in the 1940s and 1950s (Part 1 of 2)

I first came to Arlington in 1943 or ’44; I don’t remember for sure which year it was. My dad was with the Marines in the South Pacific...

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The Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of San Jacinto

The Battle of San Jacinto was the final military event of the Texas Revolution. The Commander of the Texas Army, Sam Houston, was in Gonzales when he heard on March 11, 1836, that the Alamo...

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Texas Declaration of Independence

Texas Declaration of Independence

The weather in the small southeastern Coahuila y Tejas town on March 1, 1836, was near freezing, and there were bone-chilling winds in the air when 59 delegates met in a small, unfinished...

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Davis Hall Antics (Part 2 of 2)

Davis Hall Antics (Part 2 of 2)

I have to leave the names out of this one because this caper is still open on the books with the FBI. Gus’s room was not the first to fall victim of an explosive device...

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