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Arlington is a city in Texas, west of Dallas. It's home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), whose campus has a modern planetarium. In River Legacy Parks, trails cut through hardwood forest rich in wildlife. The park also has the River Legacy Living Science Center, with aquariums, terrariums and interactive exhibits. The Dallas Cowboys football team plays at AT&amp;T Stadium, which also hosts concerts.
By 1925 the city's population was estimated at 3,031&mdash;well under the population of Dallas and Fort Worth at the time. In 1929, a horse-racing track called Arlington Downs was constructed by W.T. Waggoner close by to the speakeasy. Gambling was still illegal, but people were making bets regardless. Waggoner and his sons campaigned to make&nbsp;parimutuel betting&nbsp;legal, and in 1933 the state issued its first legal gambling permit to Arlington Downs. The track was immensely profitable at that point, making a daily average of $113,000 before inflation with a daily attendance average of 6,700 people. At the end of the 1937 season, the state legislature repealed their parimutuel gambling laws, and the Downs were sold to commercial developers.
In the 1940s, the Arlington Downs was used as a rodeo and event venue. Top O' Hill Terrace evaded the police until 1947, when famous&nbsp;Texas Ranger&nbsp;M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas caught the gambling operation in full-swing and had the place shut down.&nbsp;The 1940s brought&nbsp;World War II&nbsp;to the forefront of the United States, and many families from around Texas moved to Arlington to find jobs. Before World War II, the city's population had grown to over 4,000. The war kick-started a manufacturing revolution in Texas. Arlington was between the biggest aerospace engineering hubs in Texas at the time, Dallas and Fort Worth.

Arlington

The first wave of European settlers arrived in the rolling&nbsp;Cross Timbers&nbsp;country of north central Texas in the 1840s. Primarily of&nbsp;Scotch-Irish&nbsp;origins, these pioneer farmers came for the most part from southern states, following the frontier as it shifted west of the&nbsp;Mississippi. They entered an area where&nbsp;Native Americans&nbsp;had been living for thousands of years. The&nbsp;Comanche&nbsp;posed a serious threat to the settlers, and in 1849, the U.S. Army established&nbsp;Fort Worth&nbsp;to protect the farms along the sparsely populated frontier.
The area southeast of the fort (and of the&nbsp;Trinity River) was well protected and presumably fairly well settled by the early 1850s. In one well-documented case, eight related families migrated to the area in 1853 from&nbsp;Illinois. Three of the four Gibson brothers in this group established homesteads about 4 miles (6&nbsp;km) northwest of present-day Mansfield. This settlement, which became known as the Gibson Community, included a school and a church building by 1860.
When R.S. Man and Julian Feild arrived around 1856 and built a&nbsp;grist mill&nbsp;at the crossroads that was to become the center of Mansfield, the beginnings of the community probably existed in the oak groves bordering Walnut Creek (originally called Cedar Bluff Creek). The Walnut Creek Congregation of the&nbsp;Cumberland Presbyterian Church&nbsp;had organized itself in 1854. Members met in each other's homes, so it is suspected that there was a cluster of houses in the area.
In 1856, Julian Feild purchased 540 acres (2.2&nbsp;km2) in the Mansfield area. Man and Feild completed their three-story brick grist mill sometime between 1856 and 1859. The mill, which produced flour and meal, was the first built in North Texas to utilize steam power and enjoyed patronage as far south as&nbsp;San Antonio&nbsp;and as far north as&nbsp;Oklahoma. The location of the mill in southeastern Tarrant County perhaps reflects the advanced state of wheat cultivation in the area and the ready availability of wood to feed the mill's steam boilers.
Feild opened a general merchandise store at the same time as the mill, located across Broad Street. He built a log house for his family, which also served as an inn for travelers and customers. By 1860, the nucleus of the future city existed. The first post office was established that year, with Julian Feild as postmaster.
During the&nbsp;American Civil War, the Man and Feild Mill supplied meal and flour to the&nbsp;Confederate States Army, hauling it to&nbsp;Shreveport, Louisiana, and&nbsp;Jefferson City, Missouri. As was common practice, the owners&nbsp;tithed&nbsp;ten percent of the mill's production to the Confederacy. The small community around the mill was unique in Tarrant County in that it prospered throughout the Civil War. "Feild's Freighters", assembled in ox-drawn wagon trains, went as far as&nbsp;Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where a part of the&nbsp;Indian Wars&nbsp;raged in the&nbsp;southern plains&nbsp;in the late 1860s and 1870s.
The prospering community which had grown up around the Man and Feild mill took on the name of "Mansfeild", a combination of the names of the founders. Repeated misspellings over the years resulted in the acceptance of the conventional spelling of "Mansfield." The town incorporated in 1909, continuing to be a hub for the surrounding farmland.
In 1956, a federal court ordered the Mansfield Independent School District to desegregate; the first such order in Texas. Protests by 300 whites in front of Mansfield High School, to prevent three black students from enrolling, touched off one of the&nbsp;longest-running desegregation battles&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Civil Rights Movement. Mansfield's school quietly desegregated in 1965 as it faced a lack of federal funds.

Mansfield

McKinney has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the country over the past 15 years. The county seat of Collin County is about a half-hour to the north of Dallas and is a community that offers everything from great golfing to hiking, biking and much more. Homes surround the city's numerous lakes and golf courses. There are plenty of middle- to upper-tier homes from which to choose, and the city was recognized in September 2012 by CNN's Money magazine has being the second-best place to live in the United States.

McKinney

Plano is a key part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and home to at least a dozen major corporate headquarters from Frito-Lay to J. C. Penney and Toyota Motors USA. Three times Plano has been recognized as the best place to live in the western United States, and Forbes deemed it the safest city in America in both 2010 and 2011. Prospective residents often seek out Plano homes due to its fabulous public school system. Plano homes for sale usually do not last long because of their high demand and their tasteful designs.

Plano

Prosper is -- as its name might suggest -- a prosperous upscale suburb in Collin and Denton counties, north of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Beautiful upper-scale homes are built in the area, but it's far away enough from the big city to maintain its country characteristics. You'll love the view of beautiful farms, ranches and the natural beauty that make Prosper perfect for country living.

Prosper

Thirty minutes from downtown Dallas (in good traffic), on the far shore of Lake Ray Hubbard, lies the little city of Rockwall, Texas. Rockwall offers many different sports complexes as well as activities. For example, Lake Ray Hubbard has several boating marinas and is used for jet skiing and also offers 22 different Golf Courses within 17 miles of the center of Rockwall.

Rockwall

Rowlett is a city in Dallas and Rockwall counties in the U.S. state of Texas, and an eastern suburb of Dallas. The population was 66,285 as of the 2018 Census est. It is a growing, upscale community with nearly $1.5 billion in development in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, located on Lake Ray Hubbard

Rowlett

Schools and convenience to all things Dallas/Fort Worth, including the airport, is part of the draw to Southlake. It’s a popular executive relocation town, balancing sophisticated living with a neighborly community. Southlake, Texas provides the perfect oasis from the frenzy of Dallas/Fort Worth with premier urban planning and attention to the smallest details.

Southlake

Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Located along the shores of Lake Lewisville, Little Elm is truly a “Town with a lake attitude.” Little Elm sits in the middle of I-35, U.S. highway 380, the North Dallas Tollway and the Sam Rayburn Tollway, so transportation to other parts of the Metroplex is a breeze. Little Elm is located within five miles of professional sports facilities, 10 miles to major employment centers, 10 miles to regional shopping destinations and 35 miles to downtown Dallas. Living in Little Elm places you conveniently close to anything you may need in the DFW region.

Little Elm

Lewisville is a dynamic city in Denton County, roughly a half hour north of Dallas and one of the fastest-growing communities in the United States. Its access to major freeways and big-city amenities make it particularly appealing to upwardly mobile professionals, and Lewisville Lake makes it attractive to families who enjoy fun on the water. The Hank Haney Golf Ranch at Vista Ridge and the Timbercreek Golf Center have raised Lewisville's profile as a primary golf mecca for the Metroplex.

Lewisville

Keller is located in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex with easy access to major business and activity centers. Keller has extensive amenities, which include parks, miles of hike and bike trails along meandering creeks, and in-line hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball and baseball fields. Located nine miles east of the city and one of the busiest airports in the nation, DFW International Airport provides access to anywhere in the United States as well as throughout the world.

Keller

Coppell is a small city in the northwest part of Dallas County, located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This bedroom community has one of the highest median household incomes in the region, and its homes are usually large brick homes, many bordering creeks and lakes in new developments. Coppell is served by an exemplary school district that features one of the consistently best-rated music programs in the country.

Coppell

Dallas is the epicenter of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and one of the business and cultural hubs in all the United States. In just the past 20 years, Dallas has been the scene of explosive growth in upper-scale lofts, apartments and condominiums, catering to upwardly mobile young professionals who crave access to art, culture, great food and entertainment. Dallas is home to some of the best public schools in the nation as well as to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and the NHL's Dallas Stars.

Dallas

The community was first settled in the early 1850s. In 1842, Thomas Keenan, Isaac B. Webb, and William Cochran received original land grants in the area. By 1843, a community called Mustang Branch had been established. Mr. Cochran later changed the name to Farmers Branch to reflect the area's rich soil and farmland. Farmers Branch was the first location of the Texan Land and Emigration Company (or Peters Colony) in 1845. This made the community one of the best-known places in Dallas County during the 1840s because of its advertising throughout Europe and the United States. Baptist minister William Bowles opened a blacksmith shop and gristmill in 1845. On May 5, 1845, Isaac B. Webb donated land for Webb's Chapel Methodist Church, the first formal place of worship in Dallas County. A school was established in the church one year later. Webb became the first postmaster at the Farmers Branch post office, which opened on January 5, 1848. It continued to function until its closure in 1866. The post office reopened in 1875. To assure that railroads would eventually pass through Farmers Branch, prominent early settler Samuel Gilbert and others sold right-of-way through their land in 1874. Around three to four years later, the Dallas and Wichita Railway completed a track from Dallas &ndash; through Farmers Branch &ndash; to Lewisville. It was absorbed by the Missouri&ndash;Kansas&ndash;Texas Railroad in 1881. The community had a population of approximately 100 by 1890 with several businesses. The population had grown to 300 during the early 1900s. A brick school building was constructed in 1916. The number of people living in the community remained stable until after World War II.
Farmers Branch was incorporated as a city after an election was held on February 23, 1946.[9] William F. (Bill) Dodson was elected as the city's first mayor. The implementation of city services began immediately after incorporation. In the 1950 census, Farmers Branch had a population of 915. In 1956, a home rule charter was approved that adopted a council-manager form of government. The rapid growth of the city during the 1950s was made apparent in the 1960 census, which recorded a total of 13,441 residents, a 1,369 percent increase over the 1950 figure. Most of the new residents commuted to nearby Dallas for employment. The population topped 27,000 by 1970. A variety of manufacturers producing items such as steel products, concrete, asphalt, cosmetics, and food products were operating in the city. The number of residents declined to 24,863 in 1980 and 24,250 in 1990. The falling population was offset, however, by the wide variety of businesses located in the city. Farmers Branch is home to a large number of corporations that have attained frontage along Interstate 635, the Dallas North Tollway, and Interstate 35E. Its Dallas North Tollway segment is part of the Platinum Corridor, and its land along Interstate 635 is an extension of the lengthy Irving Prairie office park. By 2000, the city's population had grown to 27,508

Farmers Branch

Flower Mound is a city located in Denton and Tarrant counties within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The city saw a massive housing boom after the construction of DFW Airport in 1974 and has been a coveted community for home buyers ever since thanks to its well-built, affordable middle- and upper-scale homes. Recreational enthusiasts will love Lake Grapevine and Lake Lewisville as well all the wooded hills and panoramic views in the area.

Flower Mound

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. The city is in North Central Texas and covers nearly 350 square miles in the counties of Denton, Parker, Wise, and Tarrant. The city is the second-largest in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (the "DFW Metroplex"). The City of Cowboys and Culture welcomes visitors from around the world to experience the great American West and rich arts and culinary treasures. Fort Worth is located minutes from AT&T Stadium and DFW International Airport. As one visitor says, "unpretentious, laid-back, and charismatic in all the right ways." Fort Worth is comprised of seven primary entertainment districts each offering distinct dining, shopping, entertainment and cultural amenities. In only a few days you can enjoy a range of experiences: from NASCAR racing to rodeos, world-class museums to cowboy cuisine, boutique shopping to a Top 5 zoo, biking to horseback riding.

Fort Worth

Frisco is a booming city, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and the fastest-growing city in the country as of 2009, according to U.S. Census bureau data. From an old town area to golf course lots and country homes on acreage, to resale and new construction by nationally known home builders, there is a multitude of housing styles and price ranges available. Frisco is also home to Major League Soccer's FC Dallas and will soon be the headquarters for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

Frisco

The city of Grand Prairie was first established as&nbsp;Dechman&nbsp;by&nbsp;Alexander McRae Dechman&nbsp;in 1863. Prior to then, he resided in&nbsp;Young County&nbsp;near&nbsp;Fort Belknap. The 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules shows an A McR Dechman as having 4 slaves, ages 50, 25, 37 and 10. Dechman, learned that he could trade his oxen and wagons for land in Dallas County. In 1863, Dechman bought 239.5 acres (96.9&nbsp;ha) of land on the eastern side of the&nbsp;Trinity River&nbsp;and 100 acres (40&nbsp;ha) of timber land on the west side of the river for a broken-down wagon, oxen team and&nbsp;US$200 in&nbsp;Confederate&nbsp;money. He tried to establish a home on the property, but ran into difficulties, so he returned to his family in Birdville before joining in the&nbsp;Civil War. In 1867 he filed a town plat consisting of 50 acres (20&nbsp;ha) with Dallas County.
After the war, he returned to Birdville for two years before selling that farm in 1867 and moving to Houston, where yellow fever broke out, causing the family to settle in Bryan. In 1876, Dechman traded half his "prairie" property to the T&amp;P Railroad to ensure the railroad came through the town. The railroad named the depot "Dechman", prompting its namesake to relocate his home from Bryan to Dechman. His son Alexander had been living in Dechman and operating a trading post and farm. The first church in the area was the Good Hope Cumberland Sabbath School, established in 1870 by Rev. Andrew Hayter. The church was later renamed West Fork United Presbyterian Church and remains an active church.
The first U.S.&nbsp;post office&nbsp;opened in 1877 under the name "Deckman" rather than "Dechman", because the&nbsp;U.S. Postal Service&nbsp;couldn't read the writing on the form completed to open the post office. Later that same year, after the Postal Service had adopted the "Deckman" name, confusion resulted from the T&amp;P Railroad designation "Grand Prairie". This name was based on maps drawn from around 1850 through 1858 that labeled the area between Dallas and Fort Worth "the grand prairie of Texas". In order to alleviate the confusion, the Postal Service named the post office "Grand Prairie".
The town of Grand Prairie was eventually&nbsp;incorporated&nbsp;as a city in 1909. During&nbsp;World War I&nbsp;and since, Grand Prairie has had a long history with the defense and aviation industry. While the present-day&nbsp;Vought&nbsp;plant on Jefferson Avenue is part of a small strip within the Dallas city limits, it was originally in Grand Prairie. During World War II the&nbsp;North American Aviation&nbsp;Plant B produced the&nbsp;Consolidated B-24 Liberator&nbsp;and the&nbsp;P-51C and K Mustang&nbsp;variants. After the war, Vought Aircraft took over the plant. This later became&nbsp;Ling Temco Vought&nbsp;(LTV) and then eventually returned to the Vought moniker. The plant was the production site for the&nbsp;F-8 Crusader&nbsp;and the&nbsp;A-7 Corsair II&nbsp;aircraft of the 1950&ndash;1989 time period. The LTV Missile and Space division produced missiles such as the&nbsp;Scout&nbsp;and&nbsp;MLRS. This division was eventually sold to&nbsp;Lockheed Martin, which continues to operate in Grand Prairie. Grand Prairie was also the North American headquarters for&nbsp;A&eacute;rospatiale&nbsp;Helicopter. This company eventually became&nbsp;Airbus Helicopters, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of&nbsp;Airbus Helicopters.
In 1953, the mayor and city council of Grand Prairie attempted to annex nearly 70 square miles (180&nbsp;km2) of then-unincorporated and largely undeveloped land in southern Dallas and Tarrant counties. Vehement debate ensued, and the legal pressure from cities like&nbsp;Arlington,&nbsp;Duncanville&nbsp;and&nbsp;Irving&nbsp;wound up overturning part of the annexation attempt.

Grand Prairie

Grapevine's story began in 1843&nbsp;when General Sam Houston and representatives of the Republic of Texas met with members of 10 American Indian nations. They joined to negotiate a treaty of peace and friendship at Grape Vine Springs, also known as Tah-Wah-Karro Creek. It resulted in a document, the Treaty of Birds Fort (because they met at nearby Birds Fort), which opened the area to homesteaders. Within a year, the first settlers started arriving, rolling in on covered wagons, on the Grape Vine Prairie. The wild mustang grapes that were abundant there gave the area its name, Grapevine. Grapevine is the oldest settlement in Tarrant County, originating under the Lone Star flag of the Republic of Texas in 1844, a year before Texas was annexed by the United States of America.&nbsp;
Today, the city has grown into a thriving center of culture and commerce, anchored by the Grapevine hospitality industry. Venues such as the buildings along&nbsp;

Grapevine

Irving and Las Colinas, Texas, are communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex sought out by home buyers for their business climates and proximity to DFW Airport. Technically a suburb of Irving, Las Colinas was one of the first master-planned communities in the United States, and it's home to three premier country clubs. The area boasts a wealth or art, culture, and sports opportunities and beautiful, private residential communities in Irving. Irving is also home to the PGA's annual Byron Nelson Golf Classic.

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