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A Little History of Hurst, Texas

In 1870, William L. Hurst moved into the area with his wife and seven children. This date is usually cited as the official establishment of Hurst but its history actually goes back as far as 1850 when Isaac Parker built his log cabin home in what is now southwestern Hurst.   All of the original development was located in what is now Hurst's Bellaire Subdivision.  The Hurst family settled approximately one mile north of the present Highway 10 (Hurst Boulevard). When the railroad came through the settlement in 1903, the local station was named Hurst's Station.

When east-west rail routes were changed and routed through Arlington rather than the Mid-Cities area growth in the small rural town slowed. In the early 1900's, sand and gravel was excavated from the Trinity River bottoms, later in the 1920's larger excavations began. The Work Projects Administration built a brick school in the town in 1940. In 1949, Hurst had its first post office when the Souder Family added a postal station to the corner of their grocery store as a service to 1,000 residents.

Hurst incorporated as a general law city on September 25, 1952 with a total population of 2,700.  The population increased to 5,700 during the next five years and continued to grow to 31,000 by the year 1981. One of the main catalysts for this growth boom was the opening of the $3 million Bell Helicopter plant which pioneered the helicopter aviation industry in Texas.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has contributed dramatically to the growth of Hurst and the Mid-Cities area in recent years. By bringing in new development and industry that relies heavily on airport services the airport has helped the economy and become one of the area's major industries and employers.

A-Action Home Inspection Group has been serving the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex since 1995. Our multi-inspector firm has performed hundreds of inspections in the City of Hurst, Texas.