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Map of central Dallas c. 1871. In 1871, railroads were beginning to approach the area and Dallas city leaders did not intend to stand idly and be left out. They paid the Houston and Central Texas Railroad US$5,000 to shift its route 20 miles (32 km) to the west and build its north–south tracks through Dallas, rather than through Corsicana as
Farm to Market Road 1700 (FM 1700) is located in Red River County. It runs from FM 1159 northeast of Clarksville eastward approximately 3.4 miles (5.5 km) toward the community of Madras before state maintenance ends. The roadway continues as CR 3275. [1] [2] [3] FM 1700 was established on May 23, 1951, along the current route. [1]
Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802) 1783: 892,135: 2,310,619----- Annexation of the Vermont Republic: 1791: 9,616: 24,905----- Louisiana ...
Location of Dallas County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Dallas County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dallas County, Texas. There are 35 districts, 113 individual properties, and three former ...
United States 1783: Clarksville: Indiana: United States: 1783: Kingston: Ontario: Canada: Formerly known as Fort Frontenac. In 1673, the original fort was built and called Fort Cataraqui. It was later renamed Fort Frontenac. It was abandoned and razed in 1689, then rebuilt in 1695.
The Caddo inhabited the Dallas area before it was settled by Europeans. All of Texas became part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain in the 16th century. The area was also claimed by the French, but in 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty officially placed Dallas well within Spanish territory by making the Red River the northern boundary of New Spain.
Florida Territory was admitted to the US as the 27th state, Florida. December 29, 1845. The Republic of Texas was admitted to the US as the 28th state, Texas. The United States Congress passed the joint resolution of annexation on March 1, 1845, [43] but Texas did not agree to join the union for