History of Dallas, Texas

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Chapters: Dealey Plaza, History of Dallas, Cheese, Titche-Goettinger Building, Praetorian Building, Dallas Hilton, History of the Jews in Dallas, Texas, John Riley Duncan, Wilson Building (Dallas, Texas), 1984 Republican National Convention, La Reunion, John Neely Bryan, Texas School Book Depository, Adolphus Hotel, Texas Theatre, United States Post Office and Courthouse (Dallas, Texas), Marion Fresenius Fooshee, Harwood Historic District, Dallas Municipal Building, Historical events of Dallas, Pioneer Plaza, The Joule Hotel, Confederate War Memorial (Dallas, Texas), Dal-Tex Building, Rodeway Inn, Otto Schubert, Texas Centennial Exposition, Kessler Plan, Dallas Downtown Historic District, William H. Gaston, Pioneer Park Cemetery, Dallas Historical Society. Excerpt: This article traces the history of Dallas, Texas (USA). Flag of New Spain, the province of Spain in which Dallas was includedCaddo Native Americans inhabited the Dallas area before it was claimed, along with the rest of Texas, as a 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. One European who probably visited the Dallas area was Athanase de Mezieres in 1778. De Mezieres, a Frenchman in the service of the King of Spain probably crossed the West Fork of the Trinity River near present-day Fort Worth, having followed the western edge of the Eastern Cross Timbers from the Tawakoni Village on the Brazos River near present Waco. He then proceeded north to the Red River. He wrote: De Mezieres' biographer, Bolton, was convinced de Mezieres was describing the Eastern Cross Timbers and the route would have him crossing the West Fork of the Trinity River between the present Fort Worth and Arlington. Present-day Dallas remained under Spanish rule until 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain, and the area became part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Republic of Texas broke off from Mexico in 1836 and remained an independent country for nearly 10 years. John Neely Bryan, looking for a good trading post to serve Native Americans and settlers, first surveyed the Dallas area in 1839. Bryan, who shared Sam Houston's insight into the wisdom of Native American customs, must have realized that Caddo trails he came across intersected at one of the few natural fords for hundreds of miles along the wide Trinity floodplain. Bryan also knew that the planned Preston Trail was to run near the ford - the north-south route and the ford at Bryan's Bluff became more important when the United States annexed Texas in 1845. After Bryan surveyed the area, he returned hom