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A factory worker in Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. The Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant and the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant were built as part of the WWII buildup. Hundreds of thousands of American (and some allied) soldiers, sailors and airmen trained in the state. All sectors of the economy boomed as the homefront prospered.
Now, bottles and cans did not have a brand logo anymore, but an engravement that said: "No Deposit, No Return". [3] In the early 1950s, disposable cans and bottles made up 30% of beer that was sold packaged. [1] Technological advances made disposable bottles more prevalent, but social and economic changes were important as well. [3]
18th-century establishments in Spanish Texas (1690−1820) — located in northern colonial Mexico, within the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. 0–9. 1716 in Texas (1 C) 1718 in Texas (1 C ...
Some of the most expensive are French and German 18th century examples, and the record auction price for a German box is £789,250 (about US$1.3 million), bid in 2003 at Christie's in London. Modern snuff boxes are made from a variety of woods, pewter and even plastic and are manufactured in surprising numbers due, largely, to snuff's ...
18th century in Spanish Texas (1690−1820) — located in northern colonial Mexico, within the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain. 13th; 14th; 15th; 16th; 17th; 18th ...
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]
Fort Worth settlers held slaves in its antebellum period. In 1860, Tarrant County had 5,170 whites and 850 slaves. When the question came to secede from the Union, most citizens were for secession, and Tarrant County voted for it. The effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction nearly wiped Fort Worth off the map during the 1860s. The city's ...