Before cattle drives, Alliance Airport, oil production and defense industries, Fort Worth was home to the United States Army’s Second Dragoons. They came in 1849 (and left less than four years later) and occupied the last outpost between the Brazos River and the Red River. They were followed to the banks of the Trinity by other elements of the army, forming the first U.S. military presence in North Texas. They were there to protect lands to the north and to the west, Indian lands coveted by the white men but controlled by the Comanche and Kiowa.
History of Fort Worth, TX between 1849-1920.
But this is a good starting point.
How Fort Worth Became the Texasmost City
Gloucester evolved from a small fishing community to a bustling city, which was incorporated in 1868. Today, Gloucester City is a global port city along the banks of the Delaware River.
It can be said that Fort Worth began on the bluffs and the county government has been headquartered there for more than 135 years , according to Roark in her 1995 Fort Worth's Legendary Landmarks . When Fort Worth became the county seat ...
The sodas range from nostalgic and hard-to-find, to new age and novelty items from across the globe. Pop open a bottle of Waialua pineapple soda from Hawaii, Dad's Root Beer from Chicago, or Blenheim Ginger Ale from South Carolina.
The book includes stories about the Trent Affair, the writing of the John Brown song, escapes, executions and the famous Legend of the Ghost of the Lady in Black. The print edition contains numerous photos-many published for the first time.
“A Distinctive Legacy: Settlement Patterns of Fort Worth's Hispanic Community.” West Texas Historical Journal 82 ... “Strange Bedfellows: 'Longhair Jim' Courtright and Political Influence in Fort Worth. ... Fort Worth Characters.
A Frontier History of Bozeman Thomas C. Rust PhD ... who participated in these events (Lovell Hall Jerome, Edward McClernand, Daniel C. Pearson, Charles Schofield, James Allison and Harry Huntington) would later serve at Fort Ellis.
This book helps to put a modern face on Fort Worth, move it out of the shadow of Dallas, and place it firmly in the twenty-first century.