Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
General Worth by Mathew Brady. The history of Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States is closely intertwined with that of northern Texas and the Texan frontier. From its early history as an outpost and a threat against Native American residents, to its later days as a booming cattle town, to modern times as a corporate center, the city has changed dramatically, although it still preserves much ...
The center was created to protect the local watershed of Fort Worth. Lake Worth was built in 1914, and land around the West Fork of the Trinity River to protect the drinking water quality for the community. The Civilian Conservation Corps Camp No. 1816 was the first to be tasked with developing the land into a state park. While the nature ...
This category includes articles that deal with the history of Fort Worth, Texas. Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. C.
Incorporated in 1996, the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission (FTHC) is a 501c(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization, further designated as a 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A0(vi) Public Charity, whose purpose is to develop private philanthropic resources to assist the Texas Historical Commission with its mission to identify, preserve, and ...
Fort Worth gets its water from the Tarrant County Regional Water District, which draws from six local lakes. “The West Fork system includes Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake and Lake Worth.
Water is an important resource for all of Texas. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
Using the golf course as leverage, Fort Worth City Manager Bob Terrell convinced the city of Euless to partner on finally installing water and sewer lines in Mosier Valley. [7] In 2014, the city of Fort Worth began work on the community's first park, Mosier Valley Park. [6] In 2018, the city announced a $73,120 expansion project for the park. [8]
Carroll Marion Peak (1828–1885) – Fort Worth's first physician and founder of the First Christian Church; Baldwin L. Samuel (1803–1879) – Early Fort Worth settler and donor of land for Pioneers Rest; Anna Shelton (1861–1939) – First president of The Woman's Club of Fort Worth, Member of Mary Isham Keith Chapter, NSDAR