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Fort Worth History
A Brief History
The man for whom the city is named, William Jenkins Worth, doesn’t rank high with historians. He fought in the War of 1812 and the Florida Seminole Indian War and died of cholera in 1849, the same year that Camp Worth was established. Fort Worth (having
moved from camp to fort status) was later abandoned by the army, but by then settlers had come to join the post.
Area residents took over the empty buildings and barracks. A stable became the town’s first hotel. The Civil War brought economic hardship but cattle carried prosperity to the humble city, though not without a little competition.
The Chisholm Trail ran east of town between Dallas and Fort Worth; the Western Trail passed to the west between Fort Worth and Fort Griffin. Fort Worth became a supply hub, representing the last chance for cattle drivers to provision before heading north.
The trail’s time ended with the invention of barbed wire and the efficiency of shipping by rail. Again, Fort Worth took advantage of its location and became a shipping hub for beef processing. The Fort Worth Stockyards rose overnight to become the fifth largest
such center in the nation.
The population of Fort Worth reflected the change, growing from 27,000 in 1900 to 73,000 in 1910 and 105,000 in 1920.
Fort Worth turned to oil (which was found nearby), the defense industry and aviation. Today both General Dynamics and Bell Helicopter design and build airplanes here.
Last updated November 7, 2007
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