Dallas
A.H. Belo House
Dallas, TX
Prominent newspaper publisher Alfred Horatio Belo (1839-1901) was born in North Carolina.
Alex W. and Sarah Perry Homestead
Carrollton, TX
In 1844 Alexander Wilson Perry (1819 - 1904) and his wife Sarah (Huffman) (1824 - 1896) migrated from Illinois to Texas to join the...
Alexander Cockrell_Sarah Horton Cockrell
Dallas, TX
Alexander Cockrell (June 8, 1820 - April 3, 1858) Sarah Horton Cockrell (Jan. 13, 1819 - April 26, 1892) Alexander Cockrell came to...
Barton Warren Stone
Dallas, TX
(1817 - 1881) Kentucky native Barton Warren Stone came to Dallas from Tennessee in 1851.
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas in 1900 had insufficient medical care for its more than 40,000 residents.
Bennett Family Gardens
Balch Springs, TX
Located within the Laurel Oaks Memorial Park cemetery, Bennett Family Gardens is the final resting place for many of eastern Dallas...
Bill and Maude Dodson House
Farmers Branch, TX
This historic Farmers Branch residence was the home of the city's first mayor.
Cedar Springs
Dallas, TX
CEDAR SPRINGS Earliest known historic site in Dallas County Visited in 1840 by Colonel Wm.
Charles Dilbeck Homes in Cochran Heights
Dallas, TX
Charles Stevens Dilbeck (1907-1990) was the son of a builder and lumberman.
City of Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill, TX
City of Cedar Hill Prospective settlers who traveled to this area during the 19th century were attracted to its high prairie hill and...
City of Dallas
Dallas, TX
City of Dallas Pioneer John Neely Bryan (1810 - 1877) settled on the banks of the Trinity River just west of this site in 1841.
City of East Dallas
Dallas, TX
The first permanent settlement in this area began in the years before the Civil War.
City of Irving
Irving, TX
Permanent settlement in this part of Dallas County began before the Civil War with the establishment of small farming communities and...
City of Mesquite
Mesquite, TX
In May 1873, Texas & Pacific Railroad engineer A.R. Alcott platted a new depot town named Mesquite.
City of Rowlett
Rowlett, TX
Rowlett was first known as Morris, the name given to the post office that was established here in 1880.
Colonel C. C. Slaughter
Dallas, TX
Christopher Columbus Slaughter was the first native born cattle king of Texas.
Crockett, John Mc Clannahan
Dallas, TX
(December 26, 1816 - August 4, 1887) South Carolina native John M. Crockett married Katherine (Kate) Polk in 1837.
Dallas County
Dallas, TX
Dallas County After Texas became a Republic in 1836, the Trinity River separated Robertson County to the west and Nacogdoches County to...
David Myers
Farmers Branch, TX
(October 15, 1797 - March 9, 1853) William Myers (b. 1753) and his wife Flora moved from Virginia to Kentucky, where the last of their...
Dawdy's Ferry
Hutchins, TX
Illinois native Alanson Dawdy (1826 - 1901) came to Dallas County in 1847.
De Golyer House
Dallas, TX
A native of Greensboro, Kansas, Everette Lee DeGolyer (1886-1956) participated in major oil exploration successes in Mexico while still a...
Dr. H. V. Copeland Home
Grand Prairie, TX
Dr. H. V. Copeland Home Early Grand Prairie resident Barney P. Hale and his wife Ruth built this home for their family in 1902.
Duncanville
Duncanville, TX
This area was first settled in the 1840s and 1850s by pioneer farmers and ranchers.
Eagle Ford Community
Dallas, TX
The Eagle Ford Community developed just east of an important early crossing on the west fork of the Trinity River.
Everard Sharrock, Jr. Farmstead
Dallas, TX
This farmstead was part of the first settlement in north Texas, the Peters Colony.
General Richard M. Gano (C.S.A.)
Dallas, TX
Organized Tarrant County Grapevine Volunteers known as Gano's Squadron.
Gilbert House
Farmers Branch, TX
Dr. Samuel H. Gilbert (1828 - 1890) came to Texas about 1850.
Giving Community Thanks
Dallas, TX
Thanksgiving is man's response to his Creator.
Governor W. Lee O'Daniel
Dallas, TX
(March 11, 1890 - May 11, 1969) A native of Ohio, Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel grew up in Kansas.
Grapevine Springs Park
Coppell, TX
The Grapeving Springs, which flow into the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, have attracted visitors for more than 2,000 years.
Harris-Savage Home
Dallas, TX
The roots of the Harris-Savage House go back to 1843, when pioneers William W. Cochran (1807-1853), the first Dallas County Clerk, and...
Hoblitzelle, Karl St. John
Dallas, TX
(October 22, 1879 - March 8, 1967) A young Missourian, Karl Hoblitzelle in 1904 helped produce the St. Louis World's Fair, where he...
Jane Elkins
Dallas, TX
Jane Elkins is significant to Dallas County and statewide history.
John Neely Bryan, 1810-1877 and Margaret Beeman Bryan, 1825-1919
Dallas, TX
In 1839 Tennessee lawyer John Neely Bryan chose this high bluff and shallow ford on the Trinity River as site for a trading post.
John W. Lane
Dallas, TX
Kentucky native John W. Lane (1835-1888) was a member of Tannehill Lodge No. 52 AF&AM.
Junction of the Texas & Pacific and Houston & Texas Central Railroads
Dallas, TX
The city of Dallas secured its role as the economic, communication and transportation center of North Texas with the completion of the...
Kit Community
Irving, TX
Virginia natives John W. and Jestine Gorbit had a farm in this area by 1850.
Kleberg
Dallas, TX
The town of Kleberg began in 1850 on the land grant of Robert Justus Kleberg (1803 - 1888), veteran of the Republic of Texas Army and a...
Lancaster Education
Lancaster, TX
The first log school in Lancaster was built in 1846 at Clear Springs one mile north of the original settlement of Hardscrabble.
Log Cabin Pioneers of Dallas County
Dallas, TX
Most colonists first settled in this "Three Forks" area of the Trinity River as members of the Peters Colony after 1841.
Love Field
Dallas, TX
Love Field Believing the city's success was linked to its transportation system, Dallas leaders made early efforts to secure a future...
Loving, James and Margaret
Sunnyvale, TX
James and Margaret Loving 1811 - 1869) (1820 - 1877) The sixteenth family in Dallas County.
Mc Kamy Spring
Richardson, TX
Before any European or American settlers entered Texas, Native American tribes passed through the Richardson area and likely camped...
Near Homesite of Belle Boyd
Dallas, TX
(1844 - 1900) Famous as a Confederate spy during the Civil War, Marie Isabella Boyd resided at a stately colonial mansion near this site...
Nicholas Henry Darnell
Dallas, TX
Nicholas Henry Darnell (April 20, 1807 - June 7, 1885) Soon after arriving in Texas in 1838, Nicholas Darnell was elected to the Republic...
North Dallas High School
Dallas, TX
The city's fifth high school opened in 1922 on the far north edge of Dallas.
Oath of Office of President Johnson
Dallas, TX
Near this point on November 22, 1963, Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson took the oath of office as 36th President of the United States.
Original Site of Neiman-Marcus
Dallas, TX
On September 10, 1907, the first Neiman - Marcus store opened at this site.
Penn Springs
Duncanville, TX
This area was an important early campsite and watering spot for Indians and pioneer settlers.
Pioneers of Mustang Branch
Farmers Branch, TX
During the early days of settlement in the northwestern part of Dallas County, the creek that runs nearby was known as Mustang Branch.
Pleasant Run
Lancaster, TX
Madison Moultrie Miller (1814-60) came west from Alabama and served under W. W. "Bigfoot" Wallace in 1844-45 as a Texas Ranger.
Robert E. Lee Park
Dallas, TX
The land in this area was once part of a Republic land grant awarded to pioneer William Grigsby.
Roberts House, Dr. R. A.
Cedar Hill, TX
A native of North Carolina, Dr. R. A. Roberts (1837 - 1906) settled in Cedar Hill in 1859.
Rocky Crest School
Lancaster, TX
In 1868, Lancaster’s first school for African American children opened in a former Confederate pistol factory.
Sachse
Sachse, TX
Prior to 1886, this area served as farm and ranch land for a handful of settlers.
Santa Fe Railroad Depot
Garland, TX
Constructed in 1901 by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad, and designed by a railroad systems engineer.
Scyene Road, Old
Dallas, TX
Once a buffalo trail, Scyene Road was one of the earliest roads in Dallas County.
Site of Sanger Brothers Department Store
Dallas, TX
This retail establishment traces its history to 1857, when German native Isaac Sanger opened a small dry goods store in McKinney.
Stephen J. Hay School
Dallas, TX
This site commemorates a significant civic and business leader.
Texas School Book Depository Building, Formerly The
Dallas, TX
This site was originally owned by John Neely Bryan, the founder of Dallas.
Texas Women in the Civil War, A Tribute to
Dallas, TX
Civilian duties of 90,000 Texas men fighting for the Confederacy fell to wives back home in land of few factories and an enemy blockade...
Town of Lancaster
Lancaster, TX
Founded by A. Bledsoe (1801 - 1882), from Kentucky, joined by his son-in-law, Roderick A. Rawlins (1833 - 1910), and Mrs. Mildred Parks...
Union Bower Community
Irving, TX
Attracted to the fertile land along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River, settlers first came to this area in the mid-19th century.
Women's Suffrage in Dallas County
Dallas, TX
The first organized effort on behalf of women's suffrage in Texas occurred in May 1893, when the Texas Equal Rights Association (TERA),...