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Dallas County, Texas

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History/Timeline

Dallas County Seal
1542 The Moscoso expedition came into the future northeastern corner of the Dallas County area as the first Europeans here. [1]
1760 Jose Francisco Calahorra y Saenz, a missionary from Nacogdoches, made treaties with the Indians in East Texas and Dallas County area. The Anadarkos, a Caddoan group, who settled in villages along the Trinity River were the primary Indians in this area.[1]
1819 Chief Bowl, a Scots Indian, broought (60) Cherokee with families from Arkansas.[1]
In early days, Dallas County (east of the Trinity)was then part of Nacogdoches County.. The area west of the Trinity River was part of Robertson County. This was ideal for settlement as it had rich soil and plenty of water. [1]
1836-1845 The Republic of Texas intended to build a Military Road from Austin through the site of future Dallas to the Red River. The closest to this in todays history is I-35.[1]
1841-1842 Peter’s Colony (Texas Emigration and Land Company) began by advertising for settlers in a 1,300-square-mile area. Bird’s Fort settlers were soon blocked by the Peters colony grant. Then Bryan invited families to join him at his dugout. [1]
1843 Sam Houston was at this time the president of the Republic of Texas, came up to Grapevine Springs,(Coppell) , to meet with Indian leaders. The Indian chiefs did not show up.. They rescheduled the meeting at Fort Bird. A treaty was signed with the Indians to keep the Indians west of Fort Worth.[1]
1840 Caddoan area, Anglo-Americans began arriving in 1840s. Antebellum slaveholding area.

Red River Rivalry 110 meetings strong[2]

Dallas County Courthouse - OLD RED
"old Nacogdoches"
1845 Dallas voters approved the Annexation of Texas into the United States. [1]
  • 1846 Dallas County was formed from Nacogdoches (east of the Trinity River) and Robertson counties (west of the Trinity River). It is named for United States 11th Vice President George Mifflin Dallas. The earlier name of the area of Nacogdoches was East of the Trinity River, with Robertson County being west of the Trinity River. [1]

A lot of Dallas County history began 1850. A lot of the history we know today began with 2,743 settlers to its present population today. Before WW II it was a county composed of farmers, bankers, railroad men,etc. After WW II the county became filled wiith an urban population. [3]

1850 - Dallas County’s 207 slaves were 8 percent of the population, then increased to 12% by 1860. The slaves were owned by 228 slaveholders. There were (2) churches and (10) one-teacher schools with (170) students. [1]
La Reunion
1853 Considerant and Brisbane investigated the the small town of Dallas as a place to begin their settlement. They stayed in the house of Adolphe Gouhanant who previously had been a part off the failed Utopian settlement of New Icaria, located near Justin, Denton County, Texas. Gouhanant had a photography, wine and art studio in Dallas. They favored the land across the Trinity River, as it seemed fertile. They had been contacted by Peter's Colony, and even visited Austin, and Galveston for ideas. Effect of Assimilation of La Reunion Colonists in Dallas, Dallas County
The Societe de Colonization Europeo-Americaine au Texas were signed by Victor Prosper Considerant, Allyre formed an association of settlers. The land was part of Peter's Colony. The acreage totaled 2080 acres on both sides of the West Fork of the Trinity River (four miles south and west of the village of Dallas..
320 acres - Enoch Horton Survey
640 acres - Anson McCracken Survey
640 acres - L. G. Combs Survey
320 acres - Thacker V. Griffin

1861, since Dallas County was the food-producing center for North Texas, the Confederate government established a general quartermaster's and commissary headquarters for the army of the Trans-Mississippi Department

1861 By this date Dallas County was a center for food for North Texas. The Confederacy established a general quartermaster and commissary headquarters for the Trans-Mississippi Department headquarters. Dallas County's citizens voted for secession. There were no Civil War battles here, but Dallas County raised (10) companies for the Confederacy of 1,300 men fighting in the Civil War.[1]
The P.O.W. Camps of White Rock Lake
2017 - On 14 Sept, as approved earlier by the Dallas City Council in a 13-1vote, the 14 foot bronze statute of Confederate Gen Robert E Lee astride his horse Traveller along with a young Confederate soldier on horseback was removed from Lee Park and taken to an undisclosed place for storage. In 1936 the monument was placed on a pedestal in Lee park (for 81 years). The recent nation-wide movement from dissidents against symbols of the Confederacy (supposedly considered this as commemorating opperession and white Supremacy)

Adjacent counties

Northwest
Denton County		 North
Collin County		 Northeast
Rockwall County
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West
Tarrant County		 West arrow Dallas County, Texas
East arrow East
Kaufman County
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Southwest
Johnson County		 South
Ellis County		 Southeast

Government Offices

  • Federal Bank, Dallas
  • United States DFW International Airport, Irving, Texas[4]

Dallas County, Texas has had 7 courthouses, built in dates:1846, 1850, 1855, 1872, 1881, 1892 and 1966. The 1846 and 1850 courthouses do not have images. 1872 courthouse has an image yet the trees have hidden all details. [5]

Images below are of the 1855 courthouse, the 1881 Courthouse, the 1892 courthouse called Old Red, and the large rectangle 1966 courthouse. The final image shown is both the 1892 Old Red and the 1966 courthouse along with the Kennedy Memorial.[5]


1855 Dallas Co. Courthouse.
  • 1855 1st Courthouse was a square, brick building, completed in 1856 at a cost of $7,400. It was one of few buildings that did not burn when an 1860 fire destroyed many downtown businesses. This building was torn down in 1871 after the new courthouse of 1871 was built. The scrap materials sold for $465. Information from the Texas/Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library. [5]
  • 1871 2nd Courthouse had a tower, large, substantial building. (Many trees) Burned.[5]
1881 Dallas Co. Courthouse.
1881 4th courthouse - J Flanders built 1881 courthouse using the remaining walls of the previous building. Ir was built of limestone quarried from White Rock Creek, thought to be fireproof it cost $100,000. but it burned in 1890. From Dallas Historical Society, Terry Jeanson, Texas Escapes. [5]


1892 "Old Red" Courthouse
  • 1892 5th Courthouse - OLD RED This is the most famous.

Old Red (3 story, looks like a fairy tale building. one view ( postcard roots web postcard) - Old Red is the fifth courthouse (and sixth public building) to occupy this site on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. The building dominates a block of land originally donated by John Neely Bryan, who founded Dallas in the 1840s. Of note is the fact that each tread of the staircase is engraved with a Lone Star. The inside oh the building is painted in Victorian age avocado, sky blue and salmon pink.[5]


Allen Courthouse, Kennedy Memorial and "Old Red".
1966 George L Allen. Sr Courthouse was built near the 1892 courthouse, but does not have the fairy tale uniqueness of Old Red.[5]

As Dallas County grew. a second courthouse was needed. The Frank Crowley Courthouse was built on the west side of downtown across Interstate Highway 35E from Old Red.

Geography

" Location In Texas"

Dallas County is located in the Prairies and Lakes area in North Central Texas. Since it is on the eastern part of the prairie the county is mostly flat with heavy blackland soils but the soils change to sandy clays in the western part. It drains to the Trinity River.

Airports

  • LOVE Field - (IATA: DAL, ICAO: KDAL, FAA LID: DAL) is a city-owned public airport 6 miles (10 km) NW of downtown Dallas, Texas. This was Dallas' only airport until 1974. Lemmon avenue leads directly to it.
  • Addison Airport, Addison -
  • DFW - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Fort Worth - Port of Entry

Hospitals

  • Parkland Memorial Hospital, City/County,Dallas
  • Baylor Medical Hospital
  • Baylor Heart Hospital
  • Presbyterian Hospital
  • Southwestern Medical School
  • Baylor School of Dentistry

'Lakes

  • Joe Pool Lake
  • Lake Ray Hubbard
  • Mountain Creek Lake
  • North Lake
  • White Rock Lake

Major highways

I-20 Interstate 20
I-30 Interstate 30 (Turn Pike / First Dallas Toll Road)
I-35E Interstate 35E
I-45 Interstate 45
I-635 Interstate 635 (LBJ - toll lanes)
Toll Texas Dallas North Tollway
Toll Texas President George Bush Turnpike
U.S. Highway 67
U.S. Highway 75
U.S. Highway 77
U.S. Highway 80
U.S. Highway 175
Texas State Highway 66
Texas State Highway 78
Texas State Highway 114
Texas State Highway 121 (part toll)
Texas State Highway 161
Texas State Highway 183
Texas State Highway 190
Texas State Highway 289
Texas State Highway 342
Texas State Highway 352
Texas State Highway 356
Texas Loop 12
Texas Spur 408

Railroads

  • BNSF - BNSF Railroad
  • DGNO - Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad
  • KCS - Kansas City Southern Railway
  • UP - Union Pacific Railroad Company

Transportation

  • AMTRAK
  • DART - Dallas Area Rapid Transit provides bus and rail service to many DFW cities in Dallas County and area, with Dallas being the largest.
  • TRE - Trinity Railway Express provides commuter rail service to Tarrant County, including downtown Fort Worth.

Local Resources

Agriculture

  • Corn
  • Hay

Horticultural Crops

  • Horses
  • Soybeans
  • Wheat

Minerals

  • Gravel
  • Oil
  • Natural Gas
  • Sand

Protected Areas

  • Cedar Hill State Park

Demographics

In 2010, there were 2,368,139 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county, giving a population density of 2,523 people per square mile (974/km²). There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi (375/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 53.54 White (33.12% Non-Hispanic White), 22.30% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 5.15% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 14.04% from other races, and 2.70% from two or more races. 38.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 807,621 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.90% were married couples living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.90% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.34. As of the 2010 census, there were about 8.8 same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county.

In the wider county, the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 34.40% from 25 to 44, 18.90% from 45 to 64, and 8.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was US $43,324, and the median income for a family was $49,062. Males had a median income of $34,988 versus $29,539 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,603. About 10.60% of families and 13.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.50% of those age 65 or over.

Through its history, Dallas County had a Hispanc population. This was difficult to detect on official records because since the until the 1960s, the Mexican Americans were listed as white in the census. [6]

Cities

Population estimates for January 1, 2014 shown in parenthesis.[7]


Ghost Towns

History of La Reunion
Effect of Assimilation of La Reunion Colonists in Dallas, Dallas County

Events/Festivals

  • Country Day on the Hill in October, Cedar Hill
  • Dragon Boar Festival in May, Irving
  • Fallfest in October, Sachse
  • Holy Trinity Greek Festival in September, Dallas
  • Indian Pow-wow in September, Grand Prairie
  • Oktoberfest, Lancaster
  • Real Texas Festival in April, Mesquite
  • Sandra Meadows Classic Girls Basketball Tournament in December, Duncanville
  • Seagofest in October, Seagoville
  • State Fair of Texas in September, Dallas
  • Sunnyfest on July 4, Sunnyvale
  • Toad Holler Greekfest in June. DeSoto
  • Wildflower Festival in May, Richardson

National Register of Historic Places

Schools

Listed by category (Colleges, Public within Independent School District and Private}. Dallas County, Texas Schools

  • University of Dallas
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Baylor College of Dentistry
  • Southwestern Medical School

Historical Census

1850 -- 2,743 —
1860 -- 8,665 215.9%
1870 -- 13,814 59.4%
1880 -- 33,488 142.4%
1890 -- 67,042 100.2%
1900 -- 82,726 23.4%
1910 -- 135,748 64.1%
1920 -- 210,551 55.1%
1930 -- 325,691 54.7%
1940 -- 398,564 22.4%
1950 -- 614,799 54.3%
1960 -- 951,527 54.8%
1970 -- 1,327,321 39.5%
1980 -- 1,556,390 17.3%
1990 -- 1,852,810 19.0%
2000 -- 2,218,899 19.8%
2010 -- 2,368,139 6.7%
Est. 2016 -- 2,574,984

Notables

Cemeteries

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcd02
  2. ↑ Red River Rivalry Showdown on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ https://www.dallascounty.org/plazatour/#:~:text=Dallas%20County's%20rich%20history%20began,county%20gradually%20became%20more%20urban.
  4. ↑ See Code: 5501
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 http://www.texasescapes.com/DallasTexas/Dallas-County-Courthouse-Dallas-Texas.htm
  6. ↑ http://genealogytrails.com/tex/prairieslakes/dallas/
  7. ↑ Texas Almanac 2016-2017, Texas State Historical Association, Austin, Texas




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