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History of City

The area know known as Colleyville was rst settled in the mid-1800s and was comprised of ve separate small communities centered
around area churches and schools. Settlers came to Texas during the nearly ten years of the Independent Republic of Texas, but none
settled in the wild and beautiful land between the creeks that would become Colleyville. Colleyville was a small crossroads town
between Fort Worth and Grapevine (home of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport) located at the present day intersection of
East Glade Road and Bransford Road. Coyotes, wild turkey, deer, bear, and nomadic Indians were the main inhabitants of pre-
Colleyville. The city was named "Colleyville", to honor a man by the name of Lilburn Howard Colley, who settled in the community in
the 1880s. He was the town's only doctor and involved himself in civic activities. After the turn of the century, the Colleyville area
became known for its outstanding cantaloupes, watermelons, squash, and tomatoes.

Colleyville was incorporated in January 1956 with less than two square miles and a population of approximately 250. During the late
1970s and early 1980s, Colleyville's close proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport sparked the growth of high quality
residential development. Today, Colleyville is home to over 25,000 residents, and it offers a quiet residential haven for many upper
management corporate executives, entrepreneurs, professional athletes, and their families. The city looks to the future to continue to
offer its citizens the high quality residential development Colleyville is known for and to continue to add upscale retail development
while still maintaining the City’s country atmosphere.

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