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The Debutants was one of the first softball teams of the Richland Hills Youth Association. Play began in 1964-coached by Dub Crisp. The team was made up of girls from both Richland Hills and North Richland Hills. The team was forced to play in the…

Grand Prairie Masonic Lodge 455 (named for the grand prairie region - not the city) was located on Main Street in Smithfield and was built in 1876. The lower floor was rented to the Smith and Beddo Mercantile firm in 1878. The building has since been…

Rufe Snow Drive was an old unimproved country road when North Richland Hills was first established in 1953. Some of the city's earliest businesses were located near its intersection with Grapevine Highway. With the combination of the city growing,…

The home of James (1884-1945) and Mabel (1882-1972) Shivers’ farm circa 1940s. The farm was located in what is now the 8300 block of Davis Boulevard. The house was later replaced with a red brick home. John Thomas Shivers (1855-1923), James’ father,…

Bell Aircraft Corporation opened a plant, now called Bell Helicopter, in 1953. The helicopter factory was an important contributor to the growth of Northeast Tarrant County.

A survey showing the area that would eventually become North Richland Hills.

Samuel Cody, for reasons unknown, erroneously listed his birthplace as Birdville. He also fabricated a story of a Native American attack on the family farm, allegedly resulting the separation from his parents for some years after that. However, He…

Perry Booth played baseball for Birdville in 1920.

Benjamin Franklin Andrews (1826-1894), a farmer, moved to the area between present-day Onyx Drive South and Glenview Drive in the 1850s. He grew cotton, oats, and corn on his land. He was married to Mary Ray Andrews until her death (1845-1868). In…

Calvin Luper with K.H. Hudiburg, breaking ground for the Hudiburg Chevrolet Dealership, now AutoNation Chevrolet. The dealership was built on land once owned by Guy and Willie Reeves; located at the intersection of Davis Boulevard, Grapevine Highway,…