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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGD_st-ignatius-academy-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The first Catholic School in Fort Worth, St. Ignatius Academy was organized by the sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1885. The first classes were held in a house purchased from Jacob Smith. This four-story limestone structure, used for classrooms an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGC_site-of-saint-stanislaus-kostka-catholic-church_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Catholics in Fort Worth began meeting together for regular worship services by 1875. They met in private homes, and were served by traveling priests. In 1876 Bishop Claude Dubuis of the Diocese of Galveston assigned a young Irish priest, Farther T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZGA_hells-half-acre_Fort-Worth-TX.html
A notorious red light district known as Hell's Half Acre developed in this section of Fort Worth after the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1876 launched a local economic boom. Fort Worth was soon the favorite destination for hundreds o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZG9_general-william-jenkins-worth_Fort-Worth-TX.html
William Jenkins Worth, a native of Hudson, New York, was severely wounded at Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812. In 1820 he became instructor of infantry tactic and soldierly discipline at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZG8_african-american-history_Fort-Worth-TX.html
he first African-American residents of Fort Worth were slaves who received the delayed news of their emancipation on June 19, 1865. Those who remained in the area began to build a community on the city's east side. A blacksmith shop operated by Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZG7_jfk_Fort-Worth-TX.html
On the evening of November 21, 1963, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy arrived in Fort Worth to spend the night at the Hotel Texas. Early the next morning, President Kennedy made an unscheduled outdoor appearance and surprised a crowd that had ga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFZ_cynthia-ann-parker-and-native-americans-of-north-texas_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Native Americans hunted bison on the plains of North Texas in the 1800s. They traded freely with settlers, but conflicts did occur. Some tribal villages were attacked and some settlers' homesteads were raided and captives taken.
In January 1861…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFX_flying-machines_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Fort Worth residents got their first sight of flying machines in 1911 when the International Aviators National Tour was lured to town by Amon G. Carter, Sr. That same year the first "air mail" letter was delivered.
During World War I, the U.S.,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAM_the-wild-bunch_Fort-Worth-TX.html
When professional photographer John Swartz snapped this famous photograph of five young men in 1901, he had no idea it would end up on a "wanted" poster. Swartz and his brothers, considered Fort Worth's premier photographers, were unaware that the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAL_amon-g-carter-sr-1879-1955_Fort-Worth-TX.html
From his arrival in Fort Worth in 1905 until his death, Amon Carter was the city's most vigorous booster and champion. At his death, it was said that more than half of the city's workers were employed by businesses Carter helped establish. As the …