DALLAS–FORT WORTH / THE MAP ARCHIVE
Dallas on one sheet: the 1850 plat
This compact plat sets named streets and numbered blocks around a public square, with the Trinity River sweeping across the lower edge of the sheet.
Explore the mapTHE MAP AT A GLANCE
A closer look
at 1850.
Dates and map details stated on the archived page or visible on the sheet.
- Plat Date
- 1850
The archived title identifies this as the 1850 plat of Dallas.
- Civic Landmark
- Public square
The archive description and the sheet both identify the public square.
- Natural Feature
- Trinity River
The river is named in the archive description and labeled across the lower edge of the plat.
1850 · Dallas–Fort Worth
Drag to explore. Use the zoom buttons or pinch with two fingers. Keyboard: focus the map, then use arrow keys to move, +/− to zoom and Home to reset.
LOOK CLOSER / EDITORIAL NOTES
Find it on the map.
The public square anchors the center
The labeled square sits near the middle of the street grid, surrounded by numbered blocks.
The Trinity forms the lower edge
A broad hand-drawn band labeled Trinity River runs across the bottom of the plat.
Street names frame the blocks
Named streets cross between the numbered blocks, making the small town grid readable at a glance.
DALLAS–FORT WORTH / HISTORICAL CONTEXT
A compact record of early Dallas
The archived description identifies the streets by name and the lots and blocks by number. It also calls out the public square and the Trinity River, the two most prominent labeled features on the surviving sheet.
PRESERVED FROM THE HISTORICAL WEBSITE
Plat of Dallas, 1850
Created 20-July-2004
Description: Plat showing streets by name, lots and blocks by number, the public square, and the Trinity River.
Courtesy of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission