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The first known use of any fiber pipe was in an experimental water delivery line in the Boston, Massachusetts, area. The pipeline, finished in 1867, measured 1.5 miles in length and was in use through 1927. Bituminized pipe was not in widespread commercial use until the late 19th century when it was used exclusively as electrical conduit. [1]
Black-owned businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area make up about 3.0% which is just over 3,000 businesses. [12] In addition to the New Great Migration, since around 2010, many African Americans have been moving to the metroplex for its affordable cost of living and job opportunities. [13] [14]
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.
The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, north of the central business district. A 98-acre (40 ha) portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976. [ 1 ]
The video inspection of the sewer pipe was added in the 2024-2025 budget in order to increase monitoring of wastewater infrastructure. This helps plan for future preservation needs.
Hell's Half Acre was a precinct of Fort Worth, Texas designated as a red-light district beginning in the early to mid 1870s in the Old Wild West. [1] It came to be called the town's "Bloody Third ward" because of the violence and lawlessness in the area. [2]
The Terry Black’s site, three blocks from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, is valued at $1.8 million just for the land. The old Wendy’s was built in 1977 and replaced a 40-year-old Texaco ...
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