| Date |
Event |
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| 1836-1845 |
The Republic of Texas existed |
| 1845 |
Texas became the 29th state |
| 1846 |
Denton County formed |
| 1848-1850 |
Alton, the second county seat of Denton County, was located in what became Corinth. |
| 1850 |
Texas lost some of the north and west portions of what had been the Republic of Texas |
| April 6-7, 1862 |
Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee |
| Oct 4, 1862 |
Battle of Corinth, Mississippi |
| 1865 |
Dr. T.A. Ball moved to the area and donated land for the Shiloh Cemetery |
| Dec 2, 1871 |
Dallas and Wichita Railroad Company chartered |
| 1878 |
(20) miles of Dallas and Wichita Railroad Company track built from Dallas to Lewisville |
| 1879 |
Dallas and Wichita Railroad Company went into receivership |
| 1880 |
Dallas and Wichita Railroad named community Corinth |
| Nov 17, 1880 |
T.A. Ball sold a portion of his land to the Dallas and Wichita Railroad |
| Dec 15, 1881 |
Texas and Pacific Company bought line and completed line through Corinth to Denton |
| Dec 15, 1881 |
Dallas and Wichita sold to Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway |
| Aug 1883 - Oct 1927 |
Corinth had its own post office |
| Nov 3, 1887 |
Sand Hill Baptist Church organized in a little log school house called Sand Hill on what is now North Corinth Street. |
| Nov 18, 1891 |
Line became part of Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company of Texas |
| 1894 |
Sand Hill Baptist Church changed its name to Rock Hill Baptist Church. |
| 1902 |
Rock Hill Baptist Church moved to near the Corinth M.K.&T railroad station (near where Geico is now). Church met under brush arbor until new building was completed. Name changed to Corinth Baptist Church. |
| October 31, 1908 |
The Corinth Cotton Gin and Cotton on the cotton bale platform (with 14,064 lbs. of cotton) next to rail tracks burned. |
| 1916 |
Corinth Christian Church established by Rev. A.D. Rogers |
| 1924 |
Construction of Garza Dam begins |
| September 30, 1924 |
Strickland, Calder and Hobson, later known as the Texas Interurban Railway Company began service on the now-electrified Katy branch between Dallas and Denton. |
| 1927 |
Lake Dallas is completed |
| July 26, 1927 |
Abandon 16' x 64 cotton platform at Corinth |
| December 30, 1929 |
Abandon station facilities at Corinth installed prior to 1914 |
| 1931 |
Construction begins on the Denton-Dallas Highway, later named U.S. Highway 77. |
| Mar, 1932 |
The Interurban failed financially. Service was suspended. $780,000 in debt |
| 1935 |
The MKT discontinued passenger trains between Dallas and Wichita Falls through Denton |
| 1946 |
Corinth Baptist Church moved to Church Drive where the southbound I-35 service road is today. |
| 1948 |
Construction begins on Lewisville Dam |
| 1950 |
I-35 construction started through Corinth |
| 1953 |
Corinth Baptist Church built a new building where Terry's Tree House Learning Center is today (5900 I-35). |
| 1954 |
Lewisville Dam is completed, expanding the Garza-Little Elm Reservoir into Lewisville Lake |
| November 22, 1957 |
Retire house track - I.C.C. # 35 at Corinth |
| 1959 |
Acme Brick bought land for the clay mine. |
| September 19, 1960 |
Corinth incorporated |
| December 31, 1966 |
Retire mail crane at Corinth |
| December 7, 1967 |
Fun-Tier KOA Kampground was opened |
| Late 1960s-early '70s |
Streets without names were named |
| 1970s |
Mr. Bennett drew map of Corinth with street numbering scheme |
| 1974 |
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport opens |
| 1977 |
A study was done in 1977 by NTSU students to investigate consolidation of the cities of Corinth, Lake Dallas, Hickory Creek cities or their functions. |
| 1977 |
A Corinth budget was proposed that included funds for the first City Hall building. |
| June 30, 1978 |
Fun-Tier KOA Kampground was sold and renamed Dallas KOA |
| 1979 |
Water and sewer installed in Corinth |
| January, 1983 |
Corinth began providing 24-hour police protection |
| August 13, 1986 |
Boeing Electronics announced it will locate a plant in Corinth |
| November, 1987 |
Corinth First Baptist Church bought 5 acres of land on Meadowview Drive |
| 1989 |
Bayou Inn restaurant opened |
| January, 1991 |
McClain's RV opened in Corinth |
| November, 1991 |
Corinth First Baptist Church completed first building on Meadowview Drive |
| May 6, 1999 |
Corinth gained a Home Rule Charter. |
| January, 2000 |
North Central Texas College - Corinth Campus opened |
| 2003 |
Labinal bought Boeing's wiring facility |
