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Dallas Texas

Dallas is located in Dallas County and it is the county seat. It lies on the Trinity River, 30 miles east of Fort Worth.

The first Anglo-American settler built a log cabin on the original site in 1841. Two years later, the town had grown to two cabins, but by the 1870s, it had become a thriving commerce and business center. The first railroad was built to the area in 1872. In 1963, as he rode through Dallas, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

Today, Dallas, population 1,052,000, is the country's ninth largest city. It is the Southwest's leading business and financial center. Dallas boasts the world's largest wholesale market and claims to be one of the country's top convention cities as well as the state's premier visitor destination. January average high and low temperatures are 56 and 35 degrees; in July they are 95 and 74. The city is home to Southern Methodist University and numerous attractions.

Dallas is part of the Dallas, Texas metro area.

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Doubletree Lincoln Centre (Hotels and Motels)

 
Air Park-Dallas Airport (Airports)
 
Baylor College Of Dentistry (Medical Schools)
 
Baylor Specialty Hospital (Hospitals)
 
Baylor University Medical Center (Hospitals)
 
Baylor University Medical Center-School (Medical Schools)
 
Biblical Arts Center (Museums, Art)
 
Briggs-Freeman Real Estate Brokerage (Real Estate)
 
Cantina Laredo Restaurants (Restaurants)
 
Dallas Aquarium (Aquariums)
 
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden (Gardens)
 
Dallas Auction Gallery (Antiques)
 
Dallas County (Counties)
 
Dallas Love Field (Aviation)
 
Dallas Museum of Art (Museums, Art)
 
Dallas Museum of Natural History (Museums, Natural History)
 
Dallas Southwest Medical Center (Hospitals)
 
Dallas Symphony Orcestra (Performing Arts)
 
Dallas Zoo (Wildlife Preserves)
 
Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport (Airports)
 
Doctors Hospital (Hospitals)
 
Frontiers of Flight Museum (Museums, History Museums)
 
Grape Restaurant (Restaurants)
 
Green Oaks Hospital (Hospitals)
 
Healthsouth Medical Center (Hospitals)
Highways, Byways, and Scenic Drives (Outdoors)
 
III Forks Restaurant (Restaurants)
 
International Museum of Cultures (Museums, History Museums)
Plano
Interurban Railway Station Museum (Museums, History Museums)
 
Lake Ray Hubbard (Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds)
Lancaster
Lancaster Airport (Airports)
 
Lewisville Lake (Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds)
 
Lola Restaurant (Restaurants)
 
Lola The Restaurant (Restaurants)
 
Medical City Dallas Hospital -- (Hospitals)
 
Medieval Times Dinner (Restaurants, Special Dining Experiences)
Mesquite
Mesquite Metro Airport (Airports)
 
Mountain View College (Education, Community Colleges)
 
Nana Grill (Restaurants)
 
Nana Restaurant (Restaurants)
 
Omni Richardson Hotel (Hotels and Motels)
 
Parkland Memorial Hospital (Hospitals)
 
Reunion Arena (Recreation and Sports)
 
Reunion Tower of Dallas (Historic Sites)
 
Rhd Memorial Medical Center (Hospitals)
 
Southern Methodist University (Education, Colleges and Universities)
 
State Fair Park (Fairs)
 
The Dallas World Aquarium (Wildlife Preserves)
 
The Science Place (Science and Environment)
Denton
University of North Texas (Education, Colleges and Universities)
 
White Rock Lake (Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds)

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