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The mansion was built from 1903 to 1904 for Electra Waggoner, the daughter of William Thomas Waggoner and heiress of the Waggoner Ranch, and her husband, Albert Buck Wharton. [2] [3] It was designed by Sanguinet & Staats in the Georgian Revival architectural style. [2] The house is two and a half stories with a gambrel roof. [4]
After the Mexican–American War. In January 1849, U.S. Army General William Jenkins Worth, a veteran of the Mexican–American War, proposed building ten forts to mark and protect the west Texas frontier, situated from Eagle Pass to the confluence of the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Worth died on 7 May 1849 from cholera. [4]
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] 1888 – Fort Worth Cats baseball team formed.
May 11, 2024 at 6:29 PM. About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country ...
The explosion leveled the fort and was heard more than 100 miles (160 km) away in Pensacola. [citation needed] It has been called "the single deadliest cannon shot in American history." Of the 320 people known to be in the fort, including women and children, more than 250 died instantly, and many more died from their injuries soon after. Once ...
The “Fort Worth Business Chapter” in Bedford was reorganized by three co-leaders, including evangelist Mark Fulmer of Fort Worth, a former Tarrant County public health worker who now preaches ...
Website. www.fortworthtexas.gov. Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km 2) into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According to a 2024 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 978,468, the 5th-most populous in the state and ...
Fort Worth Botanic Garden. / 32.74000°N 97.36250°W / 32.74000; -97.36250. The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located at 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas. The garden was established in 1934 and is the oldest major botanic garden in Texas. It is located in the heart of the cultural district.