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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 ...
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
The Log Cabin Village is a 19th-century living history museum that provides a glimpse into Texas life in the 1800s. The site features staff members dressed in 19th-century-style attire and historic buildings from north and central Texas. [1]
[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Description 1: Buck Oaks Farm: July 6, 1987 (#87000995) May 28, 2004: 6312 White Settlement Road
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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]
The Fort Worth stock show parade dates back to 1896. Check out these Star-Telegram photos from our archives of early parades, along with more recently in the 2000s. ... Fort Worth’s Stock Show ...
White Settlement is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a northwestern suburb of Fort Worth. The population was estimated to be 18,084 in 2021. [ 5 ] The city is bordered by Lockheed Martin and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth .