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Fort Worth, Texas
Fort
Worth is in North Texas. Covering
approximately 300 square miles, it is the
seventeenth largest city in America and the
fifth in Texas. The counties of Parker,
Denton and Tarrant are in Forth Worth, and
it serves as the county seat for Tarrant.
The city is considered the second largest
economic and cultural center in the
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro, which is
more commonly known as the Metroplex.
Forth Worth was established in 1849 as an
army outpost overlooking the Trinity River.
From a quiet outpost, Fort Worth became a
busy town when it was developed into one of
the stops along the Chisholm Trail along
which cattle were brought north to market.
Fort Worth, also called “Cowtown”, was the
center of the cattle drives, and, later, of
the ranching industry.
The Civil War drove Fort Worth into a period
of suffering and reconstruction. The
population
dropped to record lows and
the remaining residents were burdened by a
shortage of food, money
and supplies. Fortunately,
the town slowly began to recover.
Today, the city offers a wide array of
business opportunities and tourist
attractions while still retaining its
western heritage, which is most apparent in
the traditional architecture and design of
the city buildings.