Arlington was founded in 1876, next to the Texas and Pacific Railroad. The city was named after the Confederacy General Robert E. Robert E's Arlington House was in Arlington County, Virginia. Arlington grew as a cotton producing and farming place, and incorporated in 1884. Arlington is located in Texas. This town is most famously known for housing the Major League Baseball team: Texas Rangers. Arlington has a population of more than 365,000 and spread across one hundred square miles, Arlington is located right about midway between Dallas and Fort Worth.There were many natural springs, which made the land able for farming. Farmers produced and grew hay, oats, corn, peanuts, potatoes, sorghum, and especially cotton, which were large sources of
