Timeline of Midland, Texas

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Midland, Texas, USA.

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19th century[]

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  • 1884 - Midland Post Office established.[1]
  • 1885 - Midland County created.[2]
  • 1886 - First Baptist Church founded.[3]
  • 1888 - Midland Reporter newspaper begins publication.[4]

20th century[]

  • 1906 - City of Midland incorporated.[2]
  • 1909 - County jail built.[5]
  • 1910
    • Midland Christian College established.[3]
    • Population: 2,192.[6]
  • 1924 - Chamber of Commerce formed.[7]
  • 1929
  • 1932 - Midland County Historical Museum founded.[10]
  • 1935 - KRLH radio begins broadcasting.[11]
  • 1940 - Population: 9,352.[6]
  • 1946 - U.S. military Midland Army Air Force Base closes.[1]
  • 1952 - Midland County Historical Society established.[12]
  • 1953 - KMID-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[13]
  • 1958 - Midland County Library built.[14]
  • 1960 - Population: 62,625.[6]
  • 1961 - KDCD-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[13]
  • 1968 - U.S. Supreme Court decides redistricting-related Avery v. Midland County lawsuit.
  • 1972
  • 1990 - Population: 89,443.[6]
  • 1991 - American Airpower Heritage Museum relocates to Midland.
  • 1999 - City website online (approximate date).[16][17]

21st century[]

  • 2010 - Population: 111,147.[18]
  • 2014 - Jerry Morales becomes mayor.[15]
  • 2019 - A spree shooting occurs in Midland and nearby Odessa, killing eight including the gunman and injuring another 25.[19]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b John Leffler. "Midland, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hellmann 2006.
  3. ^ a b "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Austin: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Texas". American Newspaper Annual & Directory. Philadelphia: N. W. Ayer & Son. 1922. hdl:2027/umn.31951001295695n.
  5. ^ Edward A. Blackburn (2006). Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-498-4.
  6. ^ a b c d "City Population History from 1850–2000", Texas Almanac, Texas State Historical Association
  7. ^ "About Us". Midland Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Movie Theaters in Midland, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  10. ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
  11. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  12. ^ "Heritage Park". Midland Center for the Arts. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive Free to read
  14. ^ Sarah Ross. "Midland County Public Library: a History". Retrieved April 10, 2017 – via Sutori. (Timeline)
  15. ^ a b "The more things change the more they stay the same", Midland Reporter-Telegram, Hearst Communications Inc., March 23, 2015, Midland Mayoral Summit
  16. ^ "Www.ci.midland.tx.us". City of Midland. Archived from the original on April 28, 1999 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
  18. ^ "Midland city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  19. ^ Dennis Romero; Andrew Blankstein; Tom Winter (August 31, 2019). "5 dead, 21 injured after motorist opens fire in Odessa, Texas". NBC News. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

Bibliography[]

  • "Midland County". Texas Almanac. Dallas: A.H. Belo & Company. 1912.
  • "Midland". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1914.
  • Dickinson Weber (1958), Comparison of Two Oil City Business Centers (Odessa-Midland, Texas, University of Chicago
  • John Howard Griffin (1959). Land of the High Sky: History of Midland County of West Texas from 1849 to the Present. First National Bank of Midland. OCLC 731414735.
  • Robert H. Ryan; Leonard G. Schifrin (1959), Midland: The Economic Future of a Texas Oil Center, Austin: University of Texas Bureau of Business Research, OCLC 1073160
  • Roger M. Olien and Diana Davids Olien. Oil Booms: Social Change in Five Texas Towns. University of Nebraska Press, 1982. (About McCamey, Midland, Odessa, Snyder, Wink)
  • Pioneer History of Midland County, Texas, 1880-1926. Dallas. 1984. OCLC 12262730.
  • , ed. (2004). "Cities and Towns: Midland, Texas". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-4787-7.
  • Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Midland". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
  • James Collett (2010). Midland. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 9781439639696.

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