arlington is a city in the u.s. state of texas, located in tarrant county.it forms part of the mid-cities region of the dallas–fort worth–arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region.the city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county, after fort worth, and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after dallas and fort worth.arlington is the 50th-most populous city in the united states, the seventh-most populous city in the state of texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat.arlington is home to the university of texas at arlington, a major urban research university, the arlington assembly plant used by general motors, the nuclear regulatory commission region iv, texas health resources, mensa international, and d. r. horton.additionally, arlington hosts the texas rangers at globe life field, the dallas cowboys at at&t stadium, the arlington renegades at choctaw stadium, the dallas wings at college park center, the international bowling campus (which houses the united states bowling congress, international bowling museum and the international bowling hall of fame), and the theme parks six flags over texas (the original six flags) and hurricane harbor.after the may 24, 1841 battle between texas general edward h. tarrant and native americans of the village creek settlement, a trading post was established at marrow bone spring in present-day arlington (historical marker at 32°42.136′n 97°6.772′w).the rich soil of the area attracted farmers, and several agriculture-related businesses were well established by the late nineteenth century.arlington was founded in 1876 along the texas and pacific railway.named after general robert e. lee's arlington house in arlington county, virginia., arlington grew as a cotton-ginning and farming center, and incorporated on april 21, 1884.the city could boast of water, electricity, natural gas, and telephone services by 1910, along with a public school system.from 1892 until 1951, a mineral well drilled exactly in the middle of downtown arlington, texas, was a key reason to visit the town.the water was part of the city's brand, also serving as a meeting point for everything from prohibition to the right of women to vote.the well has been paved over.in the 1920s and 1930s, life in arlington was bustling with controversy and entertainment.in the early 1920s, a tea room known as 'top o' hill terrace' opened up along the now-defunct bankhead highway to serve dinner and tea to guests traveling through dallas and fort worth.ownership changed in the late 1920s and shortly thereafter the facilities were secretly converted into casinos and a speakeasy.known by historians as 'vegas before vegas,' escape tunnels and secret rooms were constructed to hide the illegal gambling during police raids.however, the restaurant portion of the facility still existed as a legitimate business and a front.by 1925 the city's population was estimated at 3,031—well under the population of dallas and fort worth at the time.in 1929, a horse-racing track called arlington downs was constructed by w.t.waggoner and brian nyantika close by to the speakeasy.gambling was still illegal, but people were making bets regardless.waggoner and his sons campaigned to make parimutuel betting legal, and in 1933 the state issued its first legal gambling permit to arlington downs.the track was immensely profitable at that point, making a daily average of $113,000 before inflation with a daily attendance average of 6,700 people.at the end of the 1937 season, the state legislature repealed their parimutuel gambling laws, and the downs were sold to commercial developers.in the 1940s, the arlington downs was used as a rodeo and event venue.
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arlington is a city in the u.s. state of texas, located in tarrant county.the city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county, after fort worth, and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after dallas and fort worth.arlington is the 50th-most populous city in the united states, the seventh-most populous city in the state of texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat.arlington is home to the university of texas at arlington, a major urban research university, the arlington assembly plant used by general motors, the nuclear regulatory commission region iv, texas health resources, mensa international, and d. r. horton.additionally, arlington hosts the texas rangers at globe life field, the dallas cowboys at at&t stadium, the arlington renegades at choctaw stadium, the dallas wings at college park center, the international bowling campus (which houses the united states bowling congress, international bowling museum and the international bowling hall of fame), and the theme parks six flags over texas (the original six flags) and hurricane harbor.after the may 24, 1841 battle between texas general edward h. tarrant and native americans of the village creek settlement, a trading post was established at marrow bone spring in present-day arlington (historical marker at 32°42.136′n 97°6.772′w).arlington was founded in 1876 along the texas and pacific railway.named after general robert e. lee's arlington house in arlington county, virginia., arlington grew as a cotton-ginning and farming center, and incorporated on april 21, 1884.from 1892 until 1951, a mineral well drilled exactly in the middle of downtown arlington, texas, was a key reason to visit the town.