Timeline of Garland, Texas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Garland, Texas, United States.

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19th century

  • 1874 - Duck Creek village founded.[1]
  • 1878 - Post office established.[1]
  • 1886 - Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway begins operating in vicinity of Duck Creek.[2]
  • 1887
    • Fire occurs; settlement relocated slightly northeast.[1]
    • Garland News begins publication.[3]
  • 1888 - Relocated settlement named "Garland" after politician Augustus Hill Garland.[1]
  • 1890 - Population: 478.
  • 1891
    • Town of Garland incorporated.[1]
    • M. Davis Williams becomes mayor.[4]
  • 1895 - Garland Commercial Club formed.[5]
  • 1899
    • Fire.[1]
    • William Sachse cemetery in use (approximate date).[6]

20th century

  • 1911 - Garland Independent School District established.[7]
  • 1913 - Travis College Hill area platted.[8]
  • 1920 - Population: 1,421.
  • 1927 - May 9: Tornado.
  • 1933 - Nicholson public library opens.[9]
  • 1941 - Plaza Theatre in business.[10]
  • 1950
    • Garland Road Drive-In cinema in business.[10]
    • Population: 10,251.[1]
  • 1951 - City of Garland incorporated.[1]
  • 1968 - Garland Civic Theatre established.[11]
  • 1970 - Population: 81,437.
  • 1972 - Richland Community College established in nearby Dallas.
  • 1973
  • 1978 - Garland Symphony Orchestra formed.[13]
  • 1980 - Population: 138,857.
  • 1982
  • 1986 - KIAB television begins broadcasting.
  • 1990 - Population: 180,650.[15]
  • 1997 - City website online (approximate date).[16]
  • 1999 - KAAM radio on the air.

21st century

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nergal 1980.
  2. ↑ Lewis 1892.
  3. ↑ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Composition of the Garland City Council from the City's Incorporation in 1891 to Present". Garland Landmark Society. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Chamber Focused on Commerce, Life", Dallas Morning News, July 7, 1995 – via Garland Landmark Society
  6. ↑ Betty Dooley Awbrey; Stuart Awbrey (2013). Why Stop?: A Guide to Texas Roadside Historical Markers (6th ed.). Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58979-790-1.
  7. ↑ General Laws of the State of Texas. Austin. 1911.
  8. ↑ "Garland street makes history as city's first entry on the National Register of Historic Places", Dallas Morning News, March 9, 2017
  9. ↑ "History of the Nicholson Memorial Library System". City of Garland. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Movie Theaters in Garland, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  11. ↑ "About Us". Garland Civic Theatre. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
  13. ↑ "About". Garland Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  14. ↑ "About Garland: Arts & Culture". City of Garland. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  15. ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  16. ↑ "Official web site of Plano, Texas". City of Plano. Archived from the original on March 27, 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2003 – via HathiTrust.
  18. ↑ "Garland city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Tornadoes Leave Paths of Rubble and 11 Dead in the Dallas Area", New York Times, December 27, 2015
  20. ↑ "NCTCOG Members". Arlington: North Central Texas Council of Governments. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

Bibliography

  • "Garland". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890.
  • "Garland". Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1892.
  • Garland Local History & Genealogical Society Quarterly, OCLC 9147051 1972-
  • Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Garland, TX", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, p. 135, OL 4120668M
  • Michael R. Hayslip (1991). Garland: its premiere century. Chatsworth, Calif.: Windsor Publications. ISBN 0897813774.
  • Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Garland". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
  • Richard Abshire (2009). Garland: a Contemporary History. San Antonio: Historical Publishing Network. ISBN 978-1-893619-92-0.
  • Paul Himmelreich (2014). Garland. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 1467132268.
  • "Garland, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
  • Items related to Garland, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
  • "United States - Texas - Dallas County - Garland". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries.
  • "Helpful Links". Garland Landmark Society. (Related to local history)
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