Timeline of Tyler, Texas

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

Video Timeline of Tyler, Texas

1846 - Tyler founded as seat of newly created Smith County.
1848
- William Bartlett elected mayor.
- First Baptist Church founded.
1850
- Town of Tyler incorporated.
- Population: 1,024 (estimate).
1851 - Tyler Telegraph newspaper begins publication.
1863 - Camp Ford Confederate-run prisoner of war camp begins operating near town during the American Civil War.
1870 - Bonner and Williams Bank in business.
1871 - Bowdoin Literary Society founded.
1874 - Houston & Great Northern Railroad begins operating.
1877 - Tyler Tap Railroad built.
1882 - "Public school system" organized.
1888 - Tyler Electric Light and Power Co. in operation.
1889 - Temple Beth El (synagogue) built.
1890 - Population: 6,908.
1894 - Texas College founded.
1898
- Daily Courier newspaper in publication.
- Texas Federation of Women's Literary Clubs conference held in Tyler.

1904 - Carnegie Public Library of Tyler opens.
1907 - City of Tyler incorporated.
1909 - Smith County Courthouse built.
1910 - Population: 10,400.
1915 - "Manager-commission form of government" adopted.
1916 - East Texas Fair begins.
1918 - Chamber of Commerce incorporated.
1926 - Tyler Junior College founded.
1929 - Tyler Morning Telegraph newspaper begins publication.
1930
- East Texas Oil Field discovered in vicinity of Tyler; oil boom begins.
- Liberty Theatre in business.
- Population: 17,113.
1931 - KGKB radio begins broadcasting.
1933 - Texas Rose Festival begins.
1935 - Bergfeld Park amphitheater built.
1936 - Tyler Symphony Orchestra established.
1938 - Tyler City Hall built.
1940 - Tyler Theater built (approximate date).
1943 - U.S. military Camp Fannin begins operating near city during World War II.
1950 - Population: 38,968.
1952 - Municipal Rose Garden opens.
1953 - Caldwell Zoo established.
1954
- Smith County Courthouse rebuilt.
- KLTV (television) begins broadcasting.
1955 - Green Acres Baptist Church (later megachurch) established.
1959 - Smith County Historical Society founded.
1971 - University of Texas at Tyler established.
1975 - Broadway Square Mall in business.
1980 - Population: 70,508.
1986 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler established.
1988 - East Texas Islamic Society founded.
1996 - City website online (approximate date).

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2005 - Louie Gohmert becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 1st congressional district.
2007 - Sky Vue Drive-In cinema in business.
2010 - Population: 96,900.
2011 - Liberty Hall opens.
2014 - Martin Heines becomes mayor.
2016 - Historic preservation city planning begins.

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"United States - Texas - Smith County - Tyler". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries.
"Tyler". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin.
Items related to Tyler, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)

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