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In June 2003, Kish sold the casino for $3.9 million to Jim Marsh, [1] who owned a local automobile dealership and hotel-casino properties elsewhere in the state, including the Longstreet Hotel, Casino, and RV Resort in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. [21] [42] Kish sold the casino as it had become "a hassle" for him, considering his age and health. [21]
The 35 acres (14 ha) site was located in north Arlington off Interstate 30 near Six Flags Over Texas and adjacent to Arlington Stadium. The park lost almost half a million dollars in 1972, 1973 and 1974 and after the 1975 season, the animals were sold. The park reopened for the 1976 season as Hawaii Kai.
European settlement in the Arlington area dates back at least to the 1840s. 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
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jim Wells County, Texas. There is one property listed on the National Register in the county. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 31, 2025. [1]
Just before the SH 180 interchange, FM 157 runs through the University of Texas at Arlington. At the SH 180 interchange, FM 157 merges with Highway 180 now running east with the state highway. FM 157 and SH 180 both run concurrently for roughly 1 mile. FM 157 splits off of SH 180 and heads north onto North Collins Street.
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It connected to two different railroad main lines, the Texas and Pacific railroad to the South and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific to the North. s The Great Southwest Corporation would sell $90 of its interest in the railroad to both the Texas and Pacific and Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific rail companies splitting that interest equally ...
Bird's Fort was a community north of present-day Arlington, Texas . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1841, when John Neely Bryan established Dallas, he invited the settlers at Bird's Fort to come live in his proposed city.