City of Cedar Hill
Inscription
City of Cedar Hill Prospective settlers who traveled to this area during the 19th century were attracted to its high prairie hill and established a community here known as Cedar Hill in the late 1840s. Its early economy was based on providing support services for the surrounding farm communities. Cedar Hill was struck by a disastrous tornado in 1856, which slowed growth until the railroad came through in 1882.
The town experienced a transition from rural to urban development during the late 20th century. It remains one of Dallas County's oldest settlements.
Location
Sources
More markers in Dallas
A.H. Belo House
Dallas, TX
Prominent newspaper publisher Alfred Horatio Belo (1839-1901) was born in North Carolina.
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...
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.
Cedar Springs
Dallas, TX
CEDAR SPRINGS Earliest known historic site in Dallas County Visited in 1840 by Colonel Wm.
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...