Timeline of the history of Irving, Texas, United States
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Irving, Texas , USA.
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20th century [ ]
1903 - Irving founded by real estate developers Julius Otto Schulze and Otis Brown.[1]
1904
Post Office relocated to Irving from nearby Kit settlement.[2]
First Baptist Church of Irving founded.[3]
Irving Index newspaper begins publication (approximate date).[4]
1909 - Irving Independent School District established.[1]
1914
Town of Irving incorporated.[1]
Otis Brown becomes mayor.[1]
1920 - Population: 357.[5]
1940 - Population: 1,089.[5]
1941 - Public library opens.[6]
1951 - Irving Theater in business.[7]
1952 - City of Irving incorporated.
1955 - Plymouth Park Shopping Center in business.[1]
1956 - Catholic University of Dallas established in Irving.
1960
Irving Daily News Texan in publication.newspaper begins publication (approximate date).[4] [1]
Population: 45,985.[5]
1964
"Trucking terminal" built.[1]
Irving Community Hospital opens.[1]
Park Plaza Drive-In cinema in business.[7]
1970 - Population: 97,260.[5]
1971 - Texas Stadium opens.[1]
1973 - Las Colinas neighborhood created.[1]
1974 - Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport begins operating.[1]
1977 - North Lake College established.
1978 - Irving Heritage Society formed.[9]
1981 - Irving city archives established.[6]
1985 - August 2: Airplane crash occurs.
1990
Exxon Mobil Corporation headquarters relocated to Irving from New York.
Population: 155,037.[5]
1991 - Sam Johnson becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district .[10]
1998 - City website online (approximate date).[11] [12]
2000 - December 24: Robbery of Oshman's Sporting Goods by the "Texas Seven " criminals[13]
21st century [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j Jan Hart. "Historical Sketch of Irving" . City of Irving. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ June Rayfield Welch. "Irving, TX" . Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ "Texas Historic Sites Atlas" . Austin: Texas Historical Commission . Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ a b "US Newspaper Directory" . Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ a b c d e "City Population History from 1850–2000: Irving" , Texas Almanac , Texas State Historical Association
^ a b From Humble Beginnings: A History of the Irving Public Library System , City of Irving, 2014
^ a b "Movie Theaters in Irving, TX" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ a b "Irving Heritage Society marks 100th anniversary of incorporation" , Dallas Morning News , April 18, 2014
^ "Texas" . Official Congressional Directory . Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1993 – via HathiTrust .
^ "Irving's Official City Government Web Site" . Archived from the original on December 12, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine .
^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas" . Official City Sites . Utah. OCLC 40169021 . Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
^ Irving Police Department. "Timeline of Texas Prison Escape" . City of Irving. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012.
^ "Irving city, Texas" . QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ "Meet Your Mayor and Council Members" . City of Irving. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress" . GovTrack . Washington, D.C. Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
^ "NCTCOG Members" . Arlington: North Central Texas Council of Governments . Retrieved April 12, 2017 .
Bibliography [ ]
Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Irving, TX" , Encyclopedia of American Cities , New York: E.P. Dutton , OL 4120668M
Joseph Rice. Irving: A Texas Odyssey. Windsor Publications, Inc., 1989.
Karen Sykes and Jeffery S. Covington. Irving: The Spirit and Dreams of Tomorrow. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1994.
Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Irving". Historical Gazetteer of the United States . Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3 .
"Community Information Wiki" . City of Irving. 2007-
Roxanne Del Rio (2016). Irving . Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-5649-5 .
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This list is incomplete.
(*) There are no portions of the City of Irving within the boundaries of the
Dallas Independent School District , but DISD does operate a school in the Irving city limits.
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