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Timeline of the history of Garland, Texas, United States
The following is a timeline of the
history of the city of
Garland, Texas,
United States.
19th century
- 1874 - Duck Creek village founded.
- 1878 - Post office established.
- 1886 -
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway begins operating in vicinity of Duck Creek.
- 1887
- Fire occurs; settlement relocated slightly northeast.
- Garland News begins
publication.
[3]
- 1888 - Relocated settlement named "Garland" after politician
Augustus Hill Garland.
- 1890 - Population: 478.
- 1891
- Town of Garland incorporated.
- M. Davis Williams becomes
mayor.
[4]
- 1895 - Garland Commercial Club formed.
[5]
- 1899
- Fire.
- 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.
- 1951 - City of Garland incorporated.
- 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
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"US Newspaper Directory".
Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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b
c
"Composition of the Garland City Council from the City's Incorporation in 1891 to Present". Garland Landmark Society. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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"Chamber Focused on Commerce, Life", Dallas Morning News, July 7, 1995 – via Garland Landmark Society
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^ 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.
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^ Texas (1911).
General Laws of the State of Texas. Austin.
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link)
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"Garland street makes history as city's first entry on the National Register of Historic Places",
Dallas Morning News, March 9, 2017
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"History of the Nicholson Memorial Library System". City of Garland. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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a
b
"Movie Theaters in Garland, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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"About Us". Garland Civic Theatre. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas".
Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira.
ISBN
0759100020.
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"About". Garland Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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"About Garland: Arts & Culture". City of Garland. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
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Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
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^
"Official web site of Plano, Texas". City of Plano. Archived from
the original on March 27, 1997 – via Internet Archive,
Wayback Machine.
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^
"Texas".
Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2003.
hdl:
2027/msu.31293024184537 – via
HathiTrust.
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^
"Garland city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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"Tornadoes Leave Paths of Rubble and 11 Dead in the Dallas Area", New York Times, December 27, 2015
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"NCTCOG Members". Arlington:
North Central Texas Council of Governments. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Bibliography
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"Garland". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit:
R.L. Polk & Co. 1890.
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"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
978-1467132268.
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