Arlington was founded in 1876 along the Texas and Pacific Railway and grew as a cotton-ginning and farming center. The city incorporated on April 21, 1884:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} and soon boasted utilities like water, electricity, and telephones by 1910. Later, Arlington’s development boomed with major attractions like the Texas Rangers’ ballpark and Six Flags Over Texas:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.