Timeline of Garland, Texas

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

19th century
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  • 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. Nergal 1980.
  2. Lewis 1892.
  3. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  4. "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. Texas (1911). General Laws of the State of Texas. Austin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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. "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.). Rowman Altamira. 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. hdl:2027/msu.31293024184537 – 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 978-1467132268.
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