Timeline of Fort Worth, Texas
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
- 1843 - The Treaty of Bird's Fort between the Republic of Texas and several Indian tribes was signed at Bird's Fort in present-day Haltom City, Texas. Article XI of the treaty provided that no one may “pass the line of trading houses” (at the border of the Indians’ territory) without permission of the President of Texas, and may not reside or remain in the Indians’ territory. In November, these "trading houses" were established at the junction of the Clear Fork and West Fork of the Trinity River in present-day Fort Worth.[1]
- 1849 - US Army Department of Texas's "Camp Worth" was founded at the junction of the Clear Fork and West Fork as the northernmost of a system of forts for protecting the American Frontier following the end of the Mexican-American War.[1][2][3]
- 1855 - Masonic Hall built.
- 1856 - Fort Worth becomes seat of Tarrant County.
- 1873
- 1874 - Dallas-Fort Worth telegraph begins operating.
- 1876 - Texas and Pacific Railway begins operating.
- 1882 - Public school established.
- 1883 - First National Bank of Fort Worth established.[8]
- 1888 - Fort Worth Cats baseball team formed.
- 1889
- 1890
- 1895 - Tarrant County Courthouse built.
- 1896 - Fort Worth Fat Stock Show (livestock exhibit) begins.
- 1898 - Bohemian literary club formed.[9]
20th century
21st century
See also
- Other cities in Texas
References
- 1 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=T0q_bI8_gbAC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22
- ↑ http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/forts/military.html
- 1 2 Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Chronology", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Internet Archive
- 1 2 3 4 5 Fort Worth Library. "Fort Worth History Fugitive Facts (database)". City of Fort Worth. Retrieved June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fort Worth Library. "Archival Collection". City of Fort Worth. Retrieved June 2015.
- 1 2 "Fort Worth Library Digital Archives". City of Fort Worth. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ "History of the Fort Worth Library (timeline)". City of Fort Worth. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ "Saying Goodbye to the Local Muni", Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2012
- ↑ "Garden Search: United States of America: Texas". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Fort Worth, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ "Property History". American Airlines Training & Conference Center. Dolce Hotels and Resorts. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ University of Texas Libraries. "Fort Worth (Tex).". Texas Archival Resources Online. University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Texas". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- ↑ Roger L. Kemp, ed. (2004). "Fort Worth". Cities and the Arts: A Handbook for Renewal. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2007-0.
- 1 2 Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Fort Worth, Texas". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ Handbook of Texas, Texas State Historical Association
- ↑ "5 are killed and 33 injured in hotel fire at Fort Worth", New York Times, June 15, 1983
- ↑ "Gunman Kills 2 Men and Injures 3 In Rampage at Texas Courthouse", New York Times, July 2, 1992
- ↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved June 2015.
- ↑ "Texas". Official Congressional Directory: 106th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1999.
- ↑ "City of Fort Worth Home Page". Archived from the original on December 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Gunman Kills 7, and Himself, At Baptist Church in Fort Worth", New York Times, September 16, 1999
- ↑ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
Bibliography
- History and Directory of Fort Worth ... Colored Businesses, Societies, Clubs, Churches, etc. J.A. Hamilton. 1907.
- Federal Writers' Project (1940), "Fort Worth", Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Hathi Trust
- Texas Writers' Project (1941), "Chronology (draft)", Research Data: Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas 72 – via Fort Worth Library Digital Archive
- Oliver Knight (1953). Fort Worth: Outpost on the Trinity. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-87565-077-7.
- Robert Harris Talbert (1956). Cowtown Metropolis: Case Study of a City's Growth and Structure. Leo Potishman Foundation, Texas Christian University – via Hathi Trust. (fulltext)
- Martin V. Melosi (1983). "Dallas-Fort Worth: marketing and metroplex". In Richard M. Bernard and Bradley R. Rice. Sunbelt Cities: Politics and Growth since World War II. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-76982-3.
- Carol E. Roark, ed. (2003). Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide. Fort Worth, TX: Tarrant County Historical Society and TCU Press. ISBN 978-0-87565-279-5.
- "Fort Worth, With a Cowboy Past, Has an Artistic Present", New York Times, April 6, 2007
- Harold Rich (2014). Fort Worth: Outpost, Cowtown, Boomtown. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-4718-5.
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