Designed by firm of Gunn & Curtis and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895. This red Texas granite building, in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State Capitol with the exception of the clock tower. . . . — — Map (db m121876) HM
South Carolina native Edward H. Tarrant enlisted in the Kentucky Militia in 1814 and served under Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Moving to Tennessee after 1816, he was elected Colonel of the Henry County Militia and served as . . . — — Map (db m188852) HM
Soon after arriving in Texas in 1838, Nicholas Darnell was elected to the Republic of Texas Congress, where he served as Speaker of the House. A delegate to the 1845 Statehood Convention, he later represented Dallas and Tarrant counties in the . . . — — Map (db m159598) HM
In 1855 Benjamin F. Barkley, a Kentucky physician, with his wife Malinda Elizabeth Duncan (1827-1917) and their children settled on a farm at Birdville. There he practiced medicine, became a lawyer, and a charter member of Masonic Lodge No. 148 in . . . — — Map (db m201916) HM
In 1841, W.S. Peters of Kentucky and associates contracted with the Republic of Texas to bring immigrants to this area. By 1848, Peters Colony land covered nearly 2 million acres in north central Texas, including all of Tarrant County. Speculation . . . — — Map (db m227385) HM
A distinguished public servant who served Arlington and Tarrant County for nearly 50 years as Mayor, U.S. Congressman, and County Judge. Persuaded Dallas and Fort Worth to join together in the pursuit of a Major League Baseball franchise for North . . . — — Map (db m253320) HM
Tony and Frances Tirk, Sokol (Czech Athletic Club) members and gymnast boosters, claim this site as the founding home of the Texas high school gymnastic programs. The Tirks purchased this farm in 1924 and hosted Sokol picnics on this site for over . . . — — Map (db m228088) HM
Born 1796, died at Fort Belknap 1858. Veteran of War of 1812, active in Battle of New Orleans. Veteran of Texas War of Independence 1836, Commander of Ranger Forces of Northwest Frontier 1837. Representative from Red River District in Congress of . . . — — Map (db m52516) HM
Named for Harvey Hawkins (1804-1869), a pioneer settler who came to Texas from Tennessee and first settled in Rusk County, the Hawkins Cemetery is the final resting place for families of the Tate Springs community. In 1848, Hawkins married Mary Ann . . . — — Map (db m104842) HM
Comanche chief Quanah Parker was a son of two cultures. He was born about 1845 along Elk Creek, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). His Anglo mother was Cynthia Ann Parker, taken captive in a May 1836 raid and adopted by Qua-Ha-Di (Antelope) Comanches, . . . — — Map (db m26908) HM
Texas has become synonymous with the Wild West. From its earliest days, outlaws and thieves were as much a part of Texas legend and folklore as longhorns and cattle drives. Famous outlaws from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to Jesse James and . . . — — Map (db m227566) HM
Launched in Euless by pioneer nurserymen, commercial horticulture has been vital to the area's economy since the 1800s. Ideally situated for horticultural production, Euless sits on sandy soil well adapted for plant cultivation. Ambrose H. Boyd . . . — — Map (db m228322) HM
The Rev. William Stevenson led the pioneering efforts of Methodist Circuit Riders in Northeast Texas in 1815. He preached on both sides of the Red River, although Protestant Services were then illegal in the Spanish Territory of Texas. Methodist . . . — — Map (db m160916) HM
A native of Pennsylvania, Archibald Franklin Leonard (1816-1876) moved to Missouri in the 1830s where he married Mary Ann Foster (1822-1904) in 1839. In 1845, along with many of their neighbors, the Leonards migrated to Texas. Leonard was awarded . . . — — Map (db m173411) HM
In May 1920, William and Bessie Knapp purchased lots Number 1, 2 and 3, in Block Number 15 on Front Street in Arlington, Texas and 209 West Front Street became the family home. William Knapp, born in Blanco, Texas, had been transferred here to . . . — — Map (db m245104) HM
This was a fine homestead. The log cabin was snug, there was a hand-dug well, and the 110 acres that were for sale were partially cleared. Henry Suggs had a fair asking price - $500. Thomas Nash had that much in safe keeping for the right . . . — — Map (db m301255) HM
Major General William J. Worth was the commanding officer of the eighth military district including Texas and Mexico. His responsibility was to maintain peace between settlers and the plains Indians. His plan was to establish a new post on the . . . — — Map (db m96405) HM
Swedish native John Peterson (1840-1925) came to the United States in 1868. His wife, Thilda (Mossberg) (1848-1912), joined him two years later. They lived in Nebraska before coming to Texas in 1872. Peterson acquired several hundred acres in this . . . — — Map (db m203230) HM
Canadian born Ephraim Merrill Daggett was reared on a farm in Indiana. He traded with the Indians at Fort Dearborn (Chicago) in the early 1830s then moved to Shelby County, Republic of Texas, in 1838. There he and his family became involved in . . . — — Map (db m304305) HM
A native of England, William Sanderson came to Texas in 1841. He obtained a Republic of Texas land grant and in 1847 settled in Tarrant County with his wife, Isabella Francis (Ayres). Sanderson soon established himself as a farmer and stock . . . — — Map (db m170229) HM
In the spring of 1838, Captains Robert Sloan and Nathaniel T. Journey led a group of about 90 northeast Texas frontiersmen on a punitive expedition against the Indians who had raided their homes in present-day Fannin County. The trail led them to . . . — — Map (db m75807) HM
William M. Rice first came to Texas in 1834 and settled in what is now Nacogdoches County, where he was involved in frontier defense and served a an alcalde in the Mexican government. He served in the Texas Revolution and was wounded in the . . . — — Map (db m147092) HM
From the mid 1800's until the time of Colleyville's incorporation in 1956 there existed in this area a number of "crossroads villages." Bransford was one of them. The opening of the Commerce to Ft. Worth branch of the St. Louis, Arkansas and . . . — — Map (db m228405) HM
In 1917, during World War I, the U.S., British, and Canadian governments entered into a reciprocal agreement to train military pilots for combat duty. Foreign troops trained in Texas during the winter and in Canada in the summer. Camp Taliaferro in . . . — — Map (db m264177) HM
Native Americans hunted bison on the plains of North Texas in the 1800s. They traded freely with settlers, but conflicts did occur. Some tribal villages were attacked and some settlers’ homesteads were raided and captives taken.
In January . . . — — Map (db m52491) HM
To protect lands of the Republic of Texas for settlement, General Edward H. Tarrant commissioned Maj. Jonathan Bird to build a fort near Caddo Village on the West Fork of the Trinity River.
Maj. Bird and 36 volunteers left Fort Inglish, later . . . — — Map (db m251727) HM
Born in Tennessee July 26, 1806, came to Texas in January, 1836, as a Methodist circuit rider. Killed in the Village Creek Indian fight May 24, 1841 in what is now Tarrant County. Named for Gen. Edward H. Tarrant who commanded the volunteers. Denton . . . — — Map (db m121788) HM
The Father of Tarrant County. A member of the Congress of the Republic. Born in South Carolina, 1810. Died at Austin, Texas, May 15, 1866. Johnson County was named in his honor. — — Map (db m242321) HM
Many of the individuals buried in this pioneer cemetery are descendants of Edward Willburn (1805-82) and his wife Nancy (Overton) (ca. 1811-87), immigrants from the upper south who settled here in the 1850s. The earliest marked grave, dated 1867, . . . — — Map (db m185103) HM
Isaac Duke Parker (1821-1902), son of early Texas politician Isaac Parker (1793-1883), settled near this site in 1853 with his family. During the Civil War I.D. Parker served as Tarrant County Commissioner before enlisting in the Confederate Army. . . . — — Map (db m304712) HM
In the 1890s, John Allebaugh Bowman led 19 people to Tarrant County on a three-week journey from Missouri. John and his brother, Frederick Kline Bowman, owned adjoining properties midway between Haslet and Saginaw. John founded Saginaw Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m146875) HM
In the late 1850s rancher, farmer, veteran and community leader John L Goforth (1827-1901), his wife, Annie (Tiller) Goforth (dates unknown), and their children were among the first settlers on Bear Creek. John Goforth set high standards for . . . — — Map (db m254238) HM
In 1892 William Percy Lamar (1889-1946) came with his parents from Tarrant County to Crosby County, settling on a 160-acre homestead. He married Sarah Elzina Henson (1892-1963) in 1912. They prospered through farming, . . . — — Map (db m105167) HM
In the 1870s this church was organized at Johnson Station, an early Tarrant County settlement and stagecoach stop. In 1876 the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through the area and founded Arlington. The church and other institutions moved to . . . — — Map (db m225015) HM
An Indian habitat in the 1700s or earlier, Marrow Bone Spring in 1843 was visited by President Sam Houston's envoys seeking peace. A trading post licensed by the Texas Republic opened in 1845 near the Spring. Hiram Blackwell of the Peters Colony . . . — — Map (db m242323) HM
In an effort to attract settlers to the region and to provide protection from Indian raids, Gen. Edward H. Tarrant of the Republic of Texas Militia authorized Jonathan Bird to establish a settlement and military post in the area. Bird's Fort, . . . — — Map (db m75805) HM
On this site stood the first dairy barn owned by William Henry Bogart (1889 - 1956), an early-day Northeast Tarrant County dairy leader. The barn was built on the original 158 acre Bogart "Old Home Place" which was purchased by William H. Bogart's . . . — — Map (db m228087) HM
This cemetery was developed adjacent to the site of the Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Church, which was organized in 1853. The earliest marked grave is that of Hiram Jackson Farris (d. 1858), the infant son of G.W. and Mary Farris. Isham Crowley . . . — — Map (db m214272) HM
Among the early settlers of Fort Worth, Charles Biggers (C.B.) Daggett (1812-1888) was born in Canada and moved to Indiana when he was eight years old. Around 1839–40, His family moved to Shelby County, Texas, where they participated in the . . . — — Map (db m190872) HM
When the dragoons constructed the post atop the bluff in 1849, they did not cut down all the trees they found there. They left some for shade, only clearing an area for the parade ground. On the eastern edge of the parade gound they spared a small . . . — — Map (db m264184) HM
Designed by nationally-known architect Walter W.
Ahlschlager, the First National Bank of Grapevine was
called the most modern country banking structure in
Texas. This dramatic Art Deco (international-style)
building was constructed in 1942 . . . — — Map (db m193762) HM
James Tracy Morehead
(Mar.27, 1809 - Aug. 6, 1897)
Virginia native James Tracy Morehead came to Texas with his family in 1852, settling in
newly organized Tarrant County. Two years later, he was chosen to serve as the county's third chief . . . — — Map (db m146155) HM
Early History
During the early years of Grapevine's
development, the land to the east and
west of Main Street consisted of large
family land holdings. These tracts of
land contained small dwellings and
outbuildings allowing families . . . — — Map (db m235448) HM
Constructed in 1897, this building served as retail space until it was purchased and remodeled by the Tarrant County State Bank in 1921. It became the offices of the Grapevine Sun newspaper in 1947. Displaying Classical Revival style elements, . . . — — Map (db m147398) HM
Known for its farming and brick manufacturing, the town of Kennedale was not officially incorporated until 1947. However, the town's citizens recognized early the need for educational facilities for area families. To accommodate their need, the . . . — — Map (db m105033) HM
A native of Missouri, Eli Smith moved to Texas in 1859 with his parents. They settled in this part of Tarrant County, and in 1868 Smith married Sarah J. Hightower. About 1876 Smith donated part of his farmland to the community, then known as Zion, . . . — — Map (db m192659) HM
Virginia native Thomas Easter, born about 1823, migrated to Texas and settled in Tarrant County by 1848. Easter patented a 640-acre tract of land in the northeast corner of the county. A portion of this land was used as a cemetery upon his death in . . . — — Map (db m227331) HM
According to local legend, this cemetery began about 1851, when a child traveling through this area in a wagon train died and was buried here. The oldest documented burial, that of infant Amy A. Marr, took place in 1872. Many graves in the pioneer . . . — — Map (db m262901) HM
In 1862, John D. Pyland, who owned 500 acres in Tarrant County, swapped that land for 500 acres of William Johnson’s land in Marion County. On adjoining tracts of this agricultural property, he established Anglo and African American cemeteries. Many . . . — — Map (db m230572) HM
William (Bill) Woody (1824-1915), one of the first Anglo settlers in Parker County, was born in Roane County, Tennessee. While living in the eastern Tennessee hills bordering North Carolina, he married Elisabeth Lydia Farmer (1822-1879) in 1846. . . . — — Map (db m192530) HM
The Rev. W. Marion Isham (1831-1904) and his family came to Tarrant County from Georgia about 1870. Soon after arriving in the area Isham donated a one-acre plot of land to be used for a community cemetery. The oldest remaining legible grave marker . . . — — Map (db m76640) HM
A native of South Carolina who came to Texas in the 1850s, Ralph Sandiford Man (1825-1907) was one of the founders of Mansfield. The town was named for Man and his brother-in law and business partner, Julian Feild. The two men operated a steam . . . — — Map (db m194523) HM
Reverend Andrew Shannon Hayter (1818-1900) was one of the earliest settlers in this area, and is considered by many to be the "Father of Arlington." A native of Tennessee, Hayter left Alabama with his family in late 1850 and arrived in Texas shortly . . . — — Map (db m225014) HM
A native of Kentucky, John Peter Smith migrated to Fort Worth in 1853. He worked as a teacher, clerk, and surveyor before his appointment as Deputy Surveyor of the Denton Land Department in 1855, for which he received payment in property. Also a . . . — — Map (db m52506) HM
Encompassing almost 130 acres, the Mount Olivet Cemetery was founded in 1907 by Flavious G. McPeak (1858-1933) and his wife, Johnnie Clara Lester McPeak (1858-1936), who arrived in Fort Worth in 1894 from Tennessee. The land on which the cemetery is . . . — — Map (db m92319) HM
Mississippi native John Edward Morrison (1848-1926) and his family moved to Texas in 1874, settling first in Tarrant County. They arrived in Young County in 1876, and Morrison purchased several tracts of land. By January 1877 he had opened a . . . — — Map (db m200214) HM
Daniel Mackay Trench
Son of Francis Charlotte MacKay and Daniel Power Trench was born Kingston, Jamaica on Jan. 29, 1867. He was educated at Padcroft College, a boys boarding school near London, and at Glasgow Academy, Glasgow, . . . — — Map (db m289612) HM
The Estelle community was located on what is now largely DFW Airport property along the Dallas-Tarrant County line. Henry Burgoon received a land grant from the state of Texas and came to the area in 1853. Early Estelle area farmers raised wheat, . . . — — Map (db m263907) HM
E.E. Willoughby (1853-1935), a cattleman from Tarrant County, moved to Rochelle (then about 1.5 mi. SE) in 1883. He acquired land here in 1886 along the Brady - San Saba Road. In 1889 he donated two acres near this site for the community’s school . . . — — Map (db m116448) HM
A lifelong Arlington resident, Geraldine Nash Mills has been active in the community in a variety of roles for over 60 years. Geraldine began school at Southside Elementary School and was a member of the Arlington High School Class of 1959. She . . . — — Map (db m245723) HM
Elisha Adam Euless (1848-1911) migrated to Texas in 1867 from Bedford county, Tennessee and settled in Tarrant
County. In July 1870 Euless married Judy Ann Trigg, also a Tennessee native. He began farming and bought land in 1871. Euless was . . . — — Map (db m228320) HM
In 1913, patrons of three area elementary schools – Euless and Tarrant in the Euless District and Evatt (Crossroads) in the Evatt District – successfully petitioned Tarrant County Commissioners Court to merge and create the Euless Common . . . — — Map (db m117437) HM
In 1853, itinerant pastor John Wesley Chalk rode horseback throughout Tarrant County, preaching in houses and public spaces. The Fort Worth Circuit's membership had grown to more than 450 people by 1873, and a lot was purchased at 4th and Jones . . . — — Map (db m304291) HM
Pioneer area settler John Peter Smith (1831-1901), who donated twenty acres for the establishment of this cemetery, came to Fort Worth from Kentucky in 1853. He served the community as a teacher, clerk, surveyor, and attorney, and became a noted . . . — — Map (db m264153) HM
Founded 1879 by John Peter Smith, one of Fort Worth's first settlers, who became a civic leader, mayor, philanthropist. He gave 20 acres to city; cemetery since enlarged to 100 acres. The area contains three cemeteries: Oakwood, Calvary, Trinity. . . . — — Map (db m264151) HM
In June, 1909 the Grapevine Town Council voted unanimously to build the community's first "calaboose" - town jail. Grapevine had previously relied on the Tarrant County Sheriff to provide official law enforcement. But now the Council gave Town . . . — — Map (db m258121) HM
William and Mary Turner moved from Dallas County to a 300-acre farm near here in 1856. According to local tradition William soon built split log benches at his home for his neighbors use as a site for study and worship. By year's end they had formed . . . — — Map (db m264150) HM
The 1843 Bird's Fort Treaty between the Republic of Texas and several Native American tribes opened this area for new immigrants. In the ensuing years, about 35 related families arrived from Platte County, Missouri, and settlers for other parts . . . — — Map (db m270443) HM
The watershed of the West Fork of the Trinity River is fed by a large acreage located in Jack and Wise counties. This flows southeastward downriver toward Tarrant and Dallas counties where it eventually merges with the Clear, Elm and East Forks . . . — — Map (db m178180) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
