Arlington
Arlington is halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth in eastern Tarrant County. It was founded in 1876 on the Texas and Pacific Railway as a market town for the surrounding farms but was not officially incorporated until 1884.
Prior to the 1840s the land was inhabited by American Indians including Caddo, Cherokee, Tonkawa, and Comanche. The Village Creek area near the site of present-day Lake Arlington was one of the largest American Indian settlements in the region. In the battle of Village Creek, fought on May 24, 1841, Gen. Edward H. Tarrant attacked the settlements, which ultimately resulted in the removal of the tribes from their homes to a reservation and opened the area for White settlement.
Gayla Weems Shannon, Evelyn Barker | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
- ✅ Adoption Status:
Belongs to
Arlington is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Arlington is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Hayter)
Location
Latitude: 32.69896440Longitude: -97.12537400
Has Post Office
Yes
Is Incorporated
Yes
Population Count, 2021 View more »
392,786
Places of Arlington
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Photos Nearby:
Photo of campus
Photo from Arlington Baptist University website, Fair Use
The West Fork building at Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, TX
Photo by Yayfrogs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Greene Research Quad & Engineering Research Building
Photo by Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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