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 City of Irving
N 32° 48.834 W 096° 57.369
14S E 691343 N 3632506
Texas Historical Marker in front of Irving City Hall, 825 W Irving Blvd, noting the origins of the city of Irving, as well as its explosive growth in the last part of the 20th century.
Waymark Code: WMKWQC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2014
Views: 10
Marker Number: 6747
Marker Text:
Permanent settlement in this part of Dallas County began before the Civil War with the establishment of small farming communities and supply centers. In the early years of the 20th century, while working on the construction of the Rock Island Railroad extension from Fort Worth to Dallas, two members of the survey party -- its chief, J.O. Schulze, and a surveyor, Otis Brown -- purchased just over 80 acres of land from pioneer farmer H.W. Britain. Soon they had platted a townsite, which they named Irving.
On December 19, 1903, Schulze and Brown held a barbecue and auction for the sale of town lots. The first issue of the Irving "Index" was distributed to those in attendance. Approximately 40 lots were sold, and construction of buildings soon began. The post office, which had been located at Kit, moved to Irving in 1904.
Co-founder Otis Brown served as Irving's first mayor after the town was incorporated in 1914. Over the years Irving grew to be a modest suburb of Dallas. With the construction of the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Texas Stadium, and the Las Colinas Business Park, Irving experienced major economic growth during the last quarter of the 20th century.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986
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