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Get the history of our city in just a handful of minutes!
A Brief History of Mansfield
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A Brief History of Mansfield
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A Brief History of Mansfield
YouTube video by Dave Goodwin
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January 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Get the history of our city in just a handful of minutes!
A Brief History of Mansfield
youtu.be/c0VKSZuv-dA
A Brief History of Mansfield
youtu.be/c0VKSZuv-dA
Historical photographs & documents shown here are mainly sourced from the following orgs:
Mansfield Historical Society
Texas State Historical Assoc.
Texas Digital Archive
Portal to Texas History (UNT)
Stephen F. Austin State U
and local donors.
Many, many thanks for caring for our history!
Mansfield Historical Society
Texas State Historical Assoc.
Texas Digital Archive
Portal to Texas History (UNT)
Stephen F. Austin State U
and local donors.
Many, many thanks for caring for our history!
January 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Historical photographs & documents shown here are mainly sourced from the following orgs:
Mansfield Historical Society
Texas State Historical Assoc.
Texas Digital Archive
Portal to Texas History (UNT)
Stephen F. Austin State U
and local donors.
Many, many thanks for caring for our history!
Mansfield Historical Society
Texas State Historical Assoc.
Texas Digital Archive
Portal to Texas History (UNT)
Stephen F. Austin State U
and local donors.
Many, many thanks for caring for our history!
In 1891, if you were going to navigate the new-fangled railroad system that came through Mansfield, you would need one of these guides.
January 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In 1891, if you were going to navigate the new-fangled railroad system that came through Mansfield, you would need one of these guides.
There was a time, 'way back, when some gangs were good.
This "rail gang' helped install and maintain the railroad tracks through Mansfield.
This "rail gang' helped install and maintain the railroad tracks through Mansfield.
January 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There was a time, 'way back, when some gangs were good.
This "rail gang' helped install and maintain the railroad tracks through Mansfield.
This "rail gang' helped install and maintain the railroad tracks through Mansfield.
The Ideal Restaurant was once the ideal place to eat in old Mansfield.
This image took a bit of manipulation to get it legible. Thank you, Photoshop!
This image took a bit of manipulation to get it legible. Thank you, Photoshop!
January 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Ideal Restaurant was once the ideal place to eat in old Mansfield.
This image took a bit of manipulation to get it legible. Thank you, Photoshop!
This image took a bit of manipulation to get it legible. Thank you, Photoshop!
It's been nearly 12 years since the Pickle Queens first stepped out in town.
January 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's been nearly 12 years since the Pickle Queens first stepped out in town.
Oliver Nature Park is a fav for photographers and nature walkers... and kids!
January 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Oliver Nature Park is a fav for photographers and nature walkers... and kids!
Earle Driskell, born in Indiana in 1883, came to Mansfield with his family in 1888. In 1907, he began a career in journalism with the Fort Worth "Star". He advocated for a county bond program to improve local roads, and a major bond was passed in 1911 that set an example for other towns.
January 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Earle Driskell, born in Indiana in 1883, came to Mansfield with his family in 1888. In 1907, he began a career in journalism with the Fort Worth "Star". He advocated for a county bond program to improve local roads, and a major bond was passed in 1911 that set an example for other towns.
'Way back, Main Street in Downtown did not go through, it dead-ended into a livery stable and then a lumber yard.
January 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
'Way back, Main Street in Downtown did not go through, it dead-ended into a livery stable and then a lumber yard.
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Successful ballot initiatives in Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio, have the potential to greatly improve mobility and transit in two of America’s fastest growing, automobile-dominated cities.
Voters choose transit in two sprawling cities
Successful ballot initiatives in Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio, have the potential to greatly improve mobility and transit in two of America’s fastest growing, automobile-dominated cities.
www.cnu.org
January 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Successful ballot initiatives in Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio, have the potential to greatly improve mobility and transit in two of America’s fastest growing, automobile-dominated cities.
1885: The Fort Worth & New Orleans Railway Co. was chartered and our famous railroad trestle bridge was built. New Orleans was the planned end of the rail, but the first major objective was to connect with the Central Texas and Northwestern Railway in Waxahachie.
January 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
1885: The Fort Worth & New Orleans Railway Co. was chartered and our famous railroad trestle bridge was built. New Orleans was the planned end of the rail, but the first major objective was to connect with the Central Texas and Northwestern Railway in Waxahachie.
Thank you, Ralph S. Man (shown) and Julian B. Feild, for moving your gristmill in 1857 from Fort Worth to what would become Main Street in the future Mansfield, TX.
January 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thank you, Ralph S. Man (shown) and Julian B. Feild, for moving your gristmill in 1857 from Fort Worth to what would become Main Street in the future Mansfield, TX.
Here is a current "Three Minute Walk" map of Downtown.
If you parked in any of the lots shown inside the circles, you could get to just about any place down there in three minutes.
If you parked in any of the lots shown inside the circles, you could get to just about any place down there in three minutes.
December 27, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Here is a current "Three Minute Walk" map of Downtown.
If you parked in any of the lots shown inside the circles, you could get to just about any place down there in three minutes.
If you parked in any of the lots shown inside the circles, you could get to just about any place down there in three minutes.
Here is the original plat map for Mansfield.
As you can see... some things have changed.
And some have not.
As you can see... some things have changed.
And some have not.
December 27, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Here is the original plat map for Mansfield.
As you can see... some things have changed.
And some have not.
As you can see... some things have changed.
And some have not.
Like many Texas cities, for Mansfield there was an era when cotton was king.
You can find this large mural in our historic Downtown.
You can find this large mural in our historic Downtown.
December 27, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Like many Texas cities, for Mansfield there was an era when cotton was king.
You can find this large mural in our historic Downtown.
You can find this large mural in our historic Downtown.
When friends come to entertain at a chilly day city event, you bundle up!
December 27, 2024 at 9:06 PM
When friends come to entertain at a chilly day city event, you bundle up!
We are proud of our vets!
November 19, 2024 at 8:13 PM
We are proud of our vets!
There are many social media groups that try to be the "voice of Mansfield", or the debate about Mansfield, or the promotional platform for Mansfield businesses.. and so on.
BUT this is not one of those. This is all about APPRECIATING MANSFIELD.
Follow if you wish, but no trash talk. period
BUT this is not one of those. This is all about APPRECIATING MANSFIELD.
Follow if you wish, but no trash talk. period
November 18, 2024 at 11:30 PM
There are many social media groups that try to be the "voice of Mansfield", or the debate about Mansfield, or the promotional platform for Mansfield businesses.. and so on.
BUT this is not one of those. This is all about APPRECIATING MANSFIELD.
Follow if you wish, but no trash talk. period
BUT this is not one of those. This is all about APPRECIATING MANSFIELD.
Follow if you wish, but no trash talk. period
Where to start..... try our Museum in Historic Downtown. It is one of the best small museums that you will ever visit.
November 18, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Where to start..... try our Museum in Historic Downtown. It is one of the best small museums that you will ever visit.
Well, here we are on BlueSky! Let's see what happens.
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Well, here we are on BlueSky! Let's see what happens.