class="MsoNormal">In 1839, Warren Angus Ferris surveyed the
area around present-day Dallas. Two and a half years later, John Neely Bryan
established a permanent settlement near a river he found and called that
settlement Dallas. The Republic of Texas was then annexed by the United States
in 1845 and Dallas County was established the following year. Dallas was
formally incorporated as a city in February 2, 1856. The name of the city has
uncertain origins. See History of Dallas (1839–1855) for more information on
this
