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History of Fort Worth
19th Century
1849
June 6, Camp Worth was established to protect Texas settlers from Native American attacks and named in honor of MexicanāAmerican War hero William J. Worth. Because of it’s location, the city is often been called where the west begins.
The United States War Department officially named the post Fort Worth on November 14.
1856
Stagecoach service Butterfield Overland Mail and the Southern Pacific Stage Line used the town as a western terminus on the California route.
1866
After the Civil War Fort Worth’s population decreased to 175.
1876

The Texas and Pacific Railway arrives in Fort Worth.
20th Century
1900
Fort Worth is the 5th largest city in Texas with a population of 26,668.
1902
Swift and Armour meatpacking plants open.
1912

First Baptist Church was burnt down. The church was led by Baptist preacher J. Frank Norris who was against racetrack gambling.
1953
Amon Carter Field Airport begins serving Fort Worth until 1974.
1963
November of 1963, President John F. Kennedy spent the last night of his life at the former Hotel Texas.
21st Century
2000
March 8 a tornado struck downtown Fort Worth killing 2 people and damaging skyscrapers.
Fort Worth’s Famous People
Bob Schieffer
Bob Schieffer grew up in Fort Worth and is an alumnus of North Side High School and Texas Christian University (TCU) In 1963 Bob gave Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother a ride to the Dallas police station after the assassination of JFK.
Bill Paxton
The late Bill Paxton was born in Fort Worth Texas in 1955. Paxton was an alumnus of Arlington Heights High School. He appeared in many big movies like Titanic, The Terminator, Tombstone and True Lies.
Kelly Clarkson
Singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson was born in Fort Worth in 1982. Clarkson graduated from Burleson High School in 2000. In 2002 she won American Idol singing competition.
Tom Schieffer
Former U.S. Ambassador to Australia Tom Schieffer was born in Fort Worth in 1947. Tom is an alumnus of Arlington Heights High School.
Ornette Coleman

Born in Fort Worth Texas in 1930, Ornette Coleman was an alumnus of I.M. Terrell High School. Coleman’s album Sound Grammar won a Pulitzer Prize for music in 2007.
Kirk Franklin
Gospel Singer- Songwriter Kirk Franklin was born in Fort Worth in 1970. Franklin studied music at O. D. Wyatt High School.