Dallas is the third largest city in Texas. Dallas was founded in 1841 By the turn of the twentieth century Dallas was the leading drug, book, jewelry, and wholesale liquor market in the Southwestern United States. It also quickly became the center of trade in cotton and grain. In 1930, oil was discovered 100 miles east of Dallas and the city quickly became the financial center for the oil industry in Texas.

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