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Weatherford (/ ˈ w ɛ ð ər f ər d /) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Parker County, Texas, United States. In 2020, its population was 30,854. [ 6 ] Weatherford is named after Thomas J. Weatherford, a State senator and advocate for Texas's secession to the Confederate States during the American Civil War .
1870s: A street scene in Weatherford, Texas, will remind many West Texas cattlemen of the days when wagons hauled hides into Crowdus Brothers on North Main Street.
The Parker County Courthouse is an historic building located at Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County.Built in 1884–1886, it was the county's fourth courthouse; the first was a wooden building, and the second and third both burned down.
Parker County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 148,222. [1] The county seat is Weatherford. [2] The county was created in 1855 and organized the following year. [3]
The Weatherford Downtown Historic District is located in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1990. See also
Weatherford International nodding donkey pump in Bahrain. Weatherford International was established in 1987. The company's [3] roots date back to 1941 when Jesse E. Hall Sr. [4] founded the Weatherford Spring Company in Weatherford, Texas. Weatherford today consists of the consolidation of more than 300 acquisitions since its establishment.
Gibson's Discount Center, also known as Gibson's, was a large discount store chain in the United States.. There are a few Gibson's Discount Centers still operating under independent ownership; two in Texas in Weatherford and Kerrville, and two in Kansas in Salina and Clay Center.
Grace Woodruff Cartwright (September 18, 1908 – February 20, 2003) was an American rancher and conservationist. She is "credited with helping build Weatherford’s park system, leading Texas in conservation and beautification projects, improving life in rural areas and encouraging higher education at the University of North Texas."