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1856 – Fort Worth became seat of Tarrant County. [4] 1873 Fort Worth incorporated. [5] Fort Worth Fire Department established. [6] 1874 – Dallas-Fort Worth telegraph began operating. [7] 1876 – Texas and Pacific Railway began operating. [7] 1882 – Public school established. [4] 1883 – First National Bank of Fort Worth established. [8]
The Fort Worth Gas Company was created in 1909 and began serving almost 4,000 customers via a 90 miles (140 km) pipeline from Petrolia, Texas. W.K. Gordon, superintendent of the Texas Pacific Coal Company, believed there was oil in the town of Ranger , 90 miles (140 km) away from Fort Worth.
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km 2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. . Fort Worth's population was 918,915 as of the official 2020 U.S. census count, making it the 11th-most populous city in the United St
Texas & Pacific station and office building in Fort Worth, Texas. Several parts of the Texas and Pacific remain to this day, mainly two towering buildings, which help define the southern side of Fort Worth's skyline—the original station and office tower and a warehouse located immediately to the west.
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s kickoff parade is Saturday, Jan. 14, continuing a tradition that dates back to 1896.. This will be the first All-Western parade since 2020.More than 2,000 ...
Read more here about how the 2000 tornado changed Fort Worth forever. It’s been 16 years since a tornado struck downtown Fort Worth on March 28, 2000.
Timeline of Fort Worth, Texas; A. History of African Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth; B. Bigby v. Dretke; Murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs; C. Camp Taliaferro;
55 years after Stonewall, LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in Texas. But the community still faces barriers in bathrooms, sports, other spaces.