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19th century

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• 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.
• 1895 – Robert Henson Hillard (4 March 1869 – 29 October 1895), accused of raping and murdering 23-year-old Rebecca Bell (née Rebecca Kinsey; 1872–1895), wife of Leonard Bell (1870–1900), was lynched – burned alive for 50 minutes – while 7,000 to 12,000 spectators watched; he was initially identified as Jim King
• 1895 - Colored Methodist Episcopal church established.
• 1898
  • Daily Courier newspaper in publication.
  • Texas Federation of Women's Literary Clubs conference held in Tyler.
• 1900 - Population: 8,069.

20th century

• 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 - Tyler 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).

21st century

• 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.

2022- Robert E Lee and John Tyler high school names were changed to Tyler Legacy and Tyler High

See also

• List of mayors of Tyler, Texas
• Smith County history
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Smith County, Texas

References

1. ^ Hellmann 2006.
2. ^ Britannica 1910.
3. Glover 1976.
4. "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Austin: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
5. ^ "City Population History from 1850–2000: Tyler", Texas Almanac, Texas State Historical Association
6. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
7. ^ Christopher Long. "Tyler, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
8. Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
9. ^ "Tyler History". Cityoftyler.org. City of Tyler. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
10. "Texas: Northeast Texas: Tyler". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
11. "Slowly Roasted – a Negro Tortured to Death at the Stake – Swallowed Flames – in a Vain Effort to End His Agony and Escape in Death His Persecutors – His Crime Was Fiendish – How the Murder and Outrage Was Committed—Thousands Watched the Execution Which Took Place at Tyler," Galveston Daily News, Vol. 54, No. 220, October 30, 1895, front page, col. 3 (accessible via Portal to Texas History)
12. Stella L. Christian, ed. (1919). History of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs. Houston: Dealy-Adey-Elgin Co. OCLC 1689884.
13. "Historical Sketches of Texas Libraries: Tyler", Handbook of Texas Libraries, Houston: Texas Library Association, 1908, hdl:2027/uc1.b4221835 – via HathiTrust
14. "About Us". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler Paper. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
15. ^ "Movie Theaters in Tyler, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
16. Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
17. "Construction contract awarded to update Bergfeld Park's amphitheater", Tyler Morning Telegraph, December 14, 2016
18. "History". Tyler: East Texas Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
19. "Directory of City Parks". City of Tyler. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
20. Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. pp. 375+. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
21. "United States TV Stations: Texas", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
22. "Green Acres Baptist Church to celebrate 60 years of ministry", Tyler Morning Telegraph, May 1, 2015
23. Scott Thumma (ed.). "Database of Megachurches in the U.S." Connecticut: Hartford Seminary. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
24. "About Us". Tyler, TX: Smith County Historical Society. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
25. "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
26. "Tyler Islamic community members to build mosque", Tyler Morning Telegraph, October 22, 2016
27. "City of Tyler Government Home Page". Archived from the original on February 27, 1997 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
28. Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
29. "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2005. hdl:2027/mdp.49015002997139 – via HathiTrust.
30. "Tyler city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
31. "Mayor". Cityoftyler.org. City of Tyler. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
32. City of Tyler (24 July 2016). "Tyler Strategic Historic Preservation Plan". Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via WordPress.

Bibliography

1. "Tyler". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. St. Louis: R.L. Polk & Co. 1884.
2. "Tyler". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1890.
3. "Tyler" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 496.
4. "Tyler". Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Co. 1914.
5. Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Tyler", Texas: a Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, pp. 404–405, hdl:2027/mdp.39015002677667 – via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
6. Gladys Peters Austin, Along the Century Trail: Early History of Tyler, Texas (Dallas: Avalon Press, 1946).
7. Albert Woldert (1948). History of Tyler and Smith County. San Antonio: Naylor – via University of North Texas Libraries.
8. Chronicles Of Smith County, Texas, Tyler: Smith County Historical Society. 1962- (Index)
9. Robert W. Glover; Linda Brown Cross, eds. (1976). Tyler & Smith County, Texas: An Historical Survey. American Bicentennial Committee of Tyler-Smith County – via University of North Texas Libraries.
10. Donald W. Whisenhunt, comp., Chronological History of Smith County (Tyler, Texas: Smith County Historical Society, 1983).
11. Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Tyler". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
12. Archie P. McDonald (2006). Historic Smith County: An Illustrated History of Tyler & Smith County. San Antonio: Historical Publishing Network. ISBN 978-1-893619-66-1.
13. Robert E. Reed Jr. (2008). Tyler. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 9780738548418.

External links

• "United States - Texas - Smith County - Tyler". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries. 20 July 2023.
• "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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