Timeline_of_Wichita_Falls,_Texas

Timeline of Wichita Falls, Texas

Timeline of Wichita Falls, Texas

Timeline of the history of Wichita Falls, Texas, United States

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

19th century

  • 1879 - Barwise family settles in area.[1]
  • 1880 - Population: 433.[2]
  • 1881 - First United Methodist Church built.[3]
  • 1882 - Fort Worth and Denver City railroad begins operating.[2]
  • 1883 - First Baptist Church founded.[4]
  • 1886 - Drought begins.[2]
  • 1887 - Wichita Weekly Times newspaper begins publication.[5]
  • 1889
    • Town of Wichita Falls incorporated.[2]
    • Otis T. Bacon becomes mayor.[6]
  • 1890 - Population: 1,978.[7]
  • 1896 - "Lynching of two bank robbers."[2][4]
  • 1900

20th century

House in Wichita Gardens, built circa 1933 by U.S. Department of Interior Subsistence Homesteads Division

21st century

  • 2010
    • Glenn Barham becomes mayor.[6]
    • Population: 104,553.[22]
    • Racially-motivated shooting spree kills one and injures four others, before the suspect committed suicide.[23][24]

See also

References

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    Federal Writers' Project 1940.
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    "A Very Short History of Wichita Falls". City of Wichita Falls. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Austin: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "Mayors of Wichita Falls". City of Wichita Falls. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "Wichita Falls Time Line". City of Wichita Falls. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    Kelly 1982.
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    Betty Holland Wiesepape (2004). Lone Star Chapters: The Story of Texas Literary Clubs. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-324-6.
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    Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636 Free access icon
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    "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive Free access icon
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    "Wichita Falls, TX Tornadoes (1900-Present)". Norman, Oklahoma: National Weather Service. Retrieved April 13, 2017. (Chronological list)
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    "About". Wichita Falls Area Food Bank. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "Texas Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1995. hdl:2027/uc1.l0099748295 – via HathiTrust.
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    "City of Wichita Falls, Texas Home Page". Archived from the original on November 28, 1999 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
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    Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
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    "Wichita Falls city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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    "Wichita Falls gunman who killed 1, wounded 4 yelled 'white power,' witness says | Texas | Dallas News". Dallas News. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
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    Forester, Samantha. "7th anniversary of shooting rampage in Wichita Falls". Retrieved 2017-05-11.

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