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The history of Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States is closely intertwined with that of northern Texas and the Texan frontier. From its early history as an outpost and a threat against Native American residents, to its later days as a booming cattle town, to modern times as a corporate center, the city has changed dramatically, although it ...
Fort Worth History “Where the West Begins” The fertile, game-rich land surrounding the banks of the Trinity River had long been a favorite hunting ground for Native Americans in the area, but it soon proved irresistible to settlers as well.
There are decades of handwritten history in the Fort Worth History Center. You can help make that history more accessible and searchable for our community while safeguarding it for the future by volunteering as a citizen archivist.
Jun 22, 2021 · Fort Worth Historical. On June 6, 1849, General William Jenkins Worth — a veteran of the Mexican-American War, who served under future president Zachary Taylor — set up camp about 1,000 feet west of where the Tarrant County Courthouse now stands.
The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. [12] . Fort Worth has historically been a center of the Texas Longhorn cattle trade. [12] . It still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design.
2001 – Fort Worth Central Station (known as the Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center until 2019) and Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame opened. 2002 – LaGrave Field (stadium) and Modern Art Museum building opened.
HFW stewards the 1899 Ball-Eddleman-McFarland House, Fort Worth’s second landmark. Historic Fort Worth, Inc. is dedicated to preserving Fort Worth’s unique historic identity through stewardship, education and leadership.
May 31, 2024 · Founded in 1849 by Maj. Ripley Allen Arnold as a military outpost against Comanche raids, it was named for Major General William Jenkins Worth, commander of U.S. troops in Texas at the time. After the army left in 1853, settlers around the fort moved into its buildings.
Jan 18, 2024 · In 1890 Fort Worth was the fifth largest city in Texas—behind Dallas, San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. The city expanded its territory from an original size of a little more than one-third square mile that constituted the original townsite to a metropolitan area of 100 square miles in 1949.
Aug 25, 2023 · Fort Worth began life literally as a U.S. Army outpost on the frontier running through Central Texas. Contrary to popular lore, it was never called “Camp Worth.” (That name belonged to the U.S. Army installation at San Antonio.)
