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CARROLLTON,
TEXAS
Dallas,
Denton, and Collin
Counties,
Central Texas North
32° 57' 13" N, 96° 53' 25" W (32.953611, -96.890278)
Interstate 35 E
14 Miles NW of Dallas
Population: 139,248 Est. (2019)
119,097 (2010) 109,576 (2000) 82,169 (1990)
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Carrollton Texas
ca. 1910-1930
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History in
a Pecan Shell
Settlement
began as early as 1842 with William and Mary Larner credited as
being first. The community is thought to be named after Carrollton,
Illinois, the hometown of many early residents that transmigrated
here.
The first Baptist church in Dallas
County was established here in 1846 by Illinoisan David Myers.
A plat was filed for the town in 1878 and post office was granted
that same year. Railroad magnate and robber-baron Jay Gould bought
an unfinished railroad and extended it to Denton
by 1880 selling it to the MKT the following year. The population
was a mere 150 in the mid 1880s but Carrolton was a railroad crossroads
(The Katy and Cotton Belt) by 1888.
Industries
in Carrollton included a gravel industry, brick manufacture and
metal furniture. From a population of only 1,610 in 1950, it grew
to 4,242 by the 1960 census. Twenty years later it was over 40,000.
In 1983, it reached 52,000.
Carrollton is included in a group of four Dallas
cities referred to as “The Metrocrest.” Addison,
Coppell, and Farmers
Branch are the other three. The 1990 population reached 82,169,
and for the 2000 census it was reported as 109,576.
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Historical Marker
(In a field just S of W Belt Line Road, between Luna Road and Hutton
Drive):
Carrollton
Black Cemetery
Carrollton's early
African-Americans, many of whom were former slaves, helped settle
and build the community. By 1871, this portion of forty acres belonging
to Scott Boswell, Sr., an African-American farmer, was a community
cemetery. In 1915, C.B. Baxley acquired the cemetery and surrounding
land. Although the site holds dozens of burials, only three names
(Ned Welch, Loving, and Davis) are now visible. Joyce Collins (1960)
is believed to be the last burial. No records exist for others buried
here; flooding from the Elm Fork of the Trinity River destroyed many
grave markers. Once threatened by new development, the site is a precious
record of the early history of Carrollton.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010 |
Carrolton,
Texas
Landmarks & Attractions
Photo Gallery
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Photographer's
Note:
" I recently went to Downtown Carrollton and took these pics
of Carrollton Plaza Arts Center, which opened in 1949. It hosts local
plays and musical entertainment." - Clint
Skinner |
Carrollton Downtown
Mural
Photo courtesy Clint
Skinner, February 2019 |
Carrollton Police
Station Grounds
Photo courtesy of Stephen
Michaels, April 2005 |
Carrolton Fire
Department
Photo courtesy Clint
Skinner, February 2019 |
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