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Images of America Series
Arcadia Publishing
April 2011
On Sale: March 28, 2011
128 pages
ISBN: 0738579815
EAN: 9780738579818
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Non-Fiction
Historians dispute the founding of Arlington. Some say
Arlington started in 1848 when Col. Middleton Tate Johnson
started the settlement called Johnson's Station, a
forerunner of Arlington. Others say it was 1876, when the
railroad arrived, or 1877, when the post office was
established. Still others claim 1884 as the founding,
because that was when city leaders incorporated Arlington,
naming the town after the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Whatever date one chooses for the founding, there is no
question that Arlington has grown from its frontier origins
into the entertainment center of North Texas. Highlights of
Arlington's development include Depression-era gambling at
Top O' Hill and Arlington Downs, Progressive values in the
Berachah Home for Erring Girls, higher education through the
University of Texas at Arlington, and economic expansion
with General Motors. More recently, energetic citizens like
former mayor Tommy Vandergriff helped bring two professional
sports teams to Arlington. Today the Texas Rangers and
Dallas Cowboys share top billing with the city's other
signature attractions--Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane
Harbor.
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