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After a long fight, Fort Worth gained the title in 1860 and construction began on a stone county courthouse. After a delay due to the Civil War, the courthouse was completed in the 1870s. [7] Fort Worth settlers held slaves in its antebellum period. In 1860, Tarrant County had 5,170 whites and 850 slaves.
Within a year, Bourgmont negotiated alliances with indigenous tribes along the Missouri River. The quick abandonment of the fort after its construction was necessitated by the general retreat on the part of the company after the financial losses of 1720, and in 1731, the company returned its charter and control of Louisiana to royal authority. [9]
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]
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Main article: John J. Pershing General of the Armies John J. Pershing Birth name John Joseph Pershing Nickname(s) "Black Jack" Born (1860-09-13) September 13, 1860 Laclede, Missouri, U.S. Died July 15, 1948 (1948-07-15) (aged 87) Walter Reed General Hospital Washington, D.C., U.S. Buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. Allegiance United States Service / branch ...
The main auditorium at Texas A&M School of Law is named after Amon Carter. It was a gift of the Amon G. Carter Foundation. The Southern Air Transport terminal at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, now Atlantic Aviation, was dedicated to Amon Carter in 1933. The Fort Worth ISD's Amon Carter Riverside High School honors Carter.
Dickies, the work apparel brand that started in Fort Worth and has operated on West Vickery Boulevard just south of downtown, is moving its new global headquarters.
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