Arlington, named after Robert E. Lee’s hometown in Virginia, begins it's heritage in 5,000 B.C., with the Caddo Native American Indians, early Europeans explorers and the formation of the Texas Republic.
Colonel Tate Johnson established the first settlement as a trading post, in around 1840 which became a regular stopping point for stagecoaches and a Texas Ranger outpost known as Johnson Station. Johnson Station later became a rail stop when Texas and Pacific Railway arrived in the area. The city that formed was originally founded as Hayterville, as development and businesses began to move in.
Hayterville had been renamed to Arlington by the time the first train came through in July of 1876. Arlington was a small town in the still wild west complete with saloons, gambling, hitching posts and false front buildings.
Arlington College was founded in 1895 as a two-year college. In the year 1965, Arlington College became was incorporated into University of Texas education system.
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