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GARLAND,
TEXAS
Dallas County,
North
Central Texas
Off Hwy 75 and State Hwys 66 & 78
15 miles NE of Downtown Dallas
Population:
215,768 (2000)
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The
1897 IOOF Building in Garland
Photo courtesy Mike
Price, January 2008 |
Named after Augustus
H. Garland, U. S. Attorney General under Grover Cleveland.
History in a Pecan Shell
A timeline of Garland’s significant historic events:
1887: Garland was formed to settle a dispute between rival
towns - Duck Creek and Embree. Duck Creek was on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad, and Embree was on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe. They had fought over the post office for several years, but Congressman
Joseph Abbott submitted a bill to Congress to open the post office
between the two rivals.
1888: A high school, called Garland College is built.
1890: Garland population reaches 478.
1891: The town incorporates.
1892: The Masons, and Odd Fellows, had formed a lodge or hall
by this year.
1899: Fire destroys 28 of 30 businesses. The town rebuilt on
a town square.
1904: The population reaches 819.
1915: Texas Power and Light installed four electric lights
around the square.
1920s: Population reaches 1,400 and the city finances a water
well and tower.
May 9, 1927, a tornado kills 17, including former mayor S.
E. Nicholson who had the Nicholson Memorial Library named in his honor.
1937: Dallas Radio Station KRLD constructs a tower in Garland.
1940: Population reaches 2,233.
1948: Central Park, the first park in Garland, is purchased
by the city.
1950: Population reaches 10,571.
1990: Population reaches 180,650, making it Dallas County's
second largest city.
Garland Attractions
Landmark Museum - In the former Santa Fe Depot |
Garland
Texas Scenes
Photos courtesy
Mike
Price, January 2008 |
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