Tarrant’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Tarrant. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A contest was held to name the new town in 1915. Several people suggested Tarrant in honor of Benjamin Tarrant, who had lived in this community most of his life. Other sources claim the city was named for Felix I. Tarrant, President of National Cast Iron Pipe Company, which built the first major industrial plant in the area in 1912. On August 17, 1918, Tarrant became an incorporated city. Its first mayor was George Washington Thomason. The first census was taken in 1920 and gave Tarrant City a population of 734. From its incorporation until the 1980s, the community went by Tarrant City until it was shortened to Tarrant by the 1990 U.S. Census.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Tarrant’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tarrant’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Tarrant
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Tarrant, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Tarrant
Tarrant has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 42 historic buildings, because Tarrant City Downtown Historic District alone counts 42.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Alabama - Jefferson County - Tarrant - ED 37-48, ED 37-49, ED 37-50, ED 37-51, … (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.