City of Mesquite

In May 1873, Texas & Pacific Railroad engineer A.R. Alcott platted a new depot town named Mesquite. The post office opened the following year. The community developed along the rail line, with businesses initially facing Front Street. As the town grew, business owners turned their front doors to Main Street in an effort to create a Town Square. Voters incorporated Mesquite in 1887. In 1903, following a legal challenge, the city re-incorporated with new boundaries. Mesquite, which began with an Agrarian economy, grew rapidly in the second half of the 20th century as a Dallas suburb. The school district, established in 1901, is a draw for new residents, and the city continues to grow. (2004)

City of Mesquite is a historical marker in Mesquite, Dallas County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7668, -96.6010 near Mesquite. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sam Bass Train Robbery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Holley-McWhorter-Greenhaw Family, First Methodist Church of Mesquite, and Public Education in Mesquite.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113013120. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.