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Dallas (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 32 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 096 48 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -96.8000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Trinity River in N Texas; was developed in 1858 as Fourierist self-sustaining colony; railroad & wholesale market stimulated economic growth in 1870s; CM Joiner discovered oil nearby in 1930; site of John F Kennedy's assasination. |
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Dallas (county) (P) |
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Dallas (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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since 1841 when John Bryan built first home in area |
| city (C) |
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incorporated in 1871 |
| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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serves as a control center for petroleum industry; produces machinery & aircraft parts |
| commercial center (C) |
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is chief banking & financial center for area; wholesale & retail markets service local & national clientele |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for transportation equipment, airport parts, clothing & food processing |
| transportation center (C) |
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| communications center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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includes Bishop College, Dallas Baptist College, Southern Methodist University, University of Dallas & medical colleges |
| cultural center (C) |
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noted for opera, ballet, musicals, theater, symphony orchestra, a Frank Lloyd Wright Theatre Center, museums & planetarium |
| tourist center (C) |
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noted for Cotton Bowl, aquarium, several lake facilities, garden center, fairgrounds, Sculpture Gardens & sport teams |
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