Since Texas's victory over Mexico in the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836, tensions have arisen between the Republic of Texas and its southern neighbor, Mexico. Towards the 1840s, many Americans on the East Coast migrated westwards. Texas remained an independent republic until it was on December 29, 1845 of the 28th. became a US state. In 1846, the Mexican-American war began.

In 1849 , Fort Worth was founded as a military post and on November 14 , 1849 was founded by General William J. Worth, commander of US forces in the Mexican-American war. He played a key role in the conquest of Puebla, then Mexico's second largest city.

Later, the city became one of the largest cattle trading centers in the United States, as it was on the route of an important cattle transport route, the Chisholm Trail. In 1876 , Fort Worth was connected to the Texas and Pacific Railroad railway network, which increased the importance of the Fort Worth Stockyards as a hub for animal transport.

The Cathedral of Saint Patrick was built in 1892.

To this day, the city has retained the charm of a "cowboy city"; the atmosphere is more old-fashioned and more relaxed than that of the neighboring Dallas.

The American groove metal band Pantera, which released the album Cowboys from Hell in 1990, was from the Texas city of Fort Worth.

Overview: Historical monuments in Tarrant County

The museums gathered in the Cultural District are among the most important museums in the United States:

• The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth displays 2,600 paintings of art after 1945. Since 2002, the museum has been housed in a Japanese architect Tadao Andō building.
• The Kimbell Art Museum displays fine art from antiquity to the 20th century, including works by Caravaggio, Fra Angelico, El Greco, Rembrandt, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Paul Cézanne. The museum building is a work of the architect Louis Kahn.
• The Amon Carter Museum displays 19th and 20th century American art. It houses a large collection of Western Art, including works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, and a collection of 30,000 photographs. The building was designed by Philip Johnson.

Water Gardens, the backdrop of the final scene from Logan's Run

• Philip Johnson is also the creator of the Water Gardens (1976), a city-center park with spectacular, partially walkable well-works, which became internationally famous when scenes of science fiction film escaped to the 23rd century (Logan's Run) there.
• The Botanic Garden shows a variety of native plant species. The Japanese garden and the tropical house are also worth a visit.
• Texas Motor Speedway
• Will Rogers Memorial Center, 1936 multipurpose arena
• Victorian and Art Deco houses in the city center and the Historic districts
• 1998 Art Deco-style concert hall Bass Performance Hall near Sundance Square, playground of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

• Kimbell Art Museum

• Botanical garden

• Sundance Square with fixed parasols

• Bass Performance Hall, concert hall

• Art déco am Sinclair Building

• court building, Tarrant County Courthouse

• market hall, Fort Worth Public Market

Fort Worth Stockyards, historic cattle trade witness

Fort Worth is home to the following companies:

• AMR. Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines
• Alcon, pharmaceutical company
• Bell Helicopter, helicopter manufacturer
• Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company, manufacturer of textiles, footwear and accessories for school and work
• Lockheed Martin, defense and technology group
• RadioShack, headquarters of the electronic products business chain
• Texas Pacific Group, venture capital
• XTO Energy, Energy

Fort Worth is the location of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (IATA code: DFW).

Urban and regional transport is provided by the automobile. From 1963 to 2002 the Leonard’s subway was operating in the city. This tramway was named the first private U.S. subway in advertising by its owner. Currently, a 12-kilometer tramway is being built on Rosedale Street. Fort Worth is the seat of the railway company Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

Professional sports clubs

• Margene Adkins (* 1947), Football player
• Norman Alden (1924-2012), actor and voice
• Adrienne Ames (1907-1947), actress
• Trey Anastasio (* 1964), guitarist
• Kyan Anderson (* 1992), basketball player
• Paulie Ayala (* 1970), world champion
• Lou Ann Barton (* 1954), blues and rock singer
• Gerry Beckley (* 1952), musician
• Tex Beneke (1914-2000), jazz saxophonist and singer
• Patricia Blair (1933-2013), actress
• Chris Boswell (* 1991), Football Player
• Leo Brewster (1903-1979), Federal Judge
• Blake Brockermeyer (* 1973), Football player
• Wes Brown (* 1982), actor
• Jack Canfield (* 1944), author and motivation coach
• Kate Capshaw (* 1953), actress
• John Carter (1929-1991), jazz musician
• Chris Cason (* 1974), Anime synchronizer, ADR. Director and script writer
• Mark David Chapman (* 1955), murderer of ex-Beatles John Lennon
• Francis Cherry (1908-1965), politician and governor of Arkansas
• Yvonne Chouteau (1929-2016), Ballerina
• Thomas Haden Church (* 1960), actor
• Kelly Clarkson (* 1982), pop singer
• Ornette Coleman (1930-2015), jazz musician and composer
• Alan Culpepper (* 1972), long distance runner
• King Curtis (1934-1971), tenor saxophonist
• Mac Curtis (1939-2013), rock and country singer
• Steve Cruz (* 1963), boxer in spring weight
• Donald Curry (* 1961), Boxer
• Wendy Davis (* 1963), politician
• Bobby Day (1928-1990), R&B singer and songwriter
• Johnny Dowd (* 1948), Alternative Country Musician
• Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (* 1980), basketball player
• Cornell Dupree (1942-2011), jazz guitarist
• George Eads (* 1967), actor
• William von Eggers Döring (1917-2011), chemist
• Perry Ferguson (1901-1963), scene designer
• Kirk Franklin (* 1970), Gospel musician
• Kerry Gammill (* 1954), Illustrator, comic artist, storyboard and film designer
• Joy Garrett (1945-1993), actress and singer
• Cae Gauntt (* 1956), singer
• Preston M. Geren (* 1952), politician
• Richard Gilliland (* 1950), actor
• Janet Gunn (* 1961), actress
• Aaron Gustavson (* 1986), poker player
• Larry Hagman (1931-2012), actor
• Bug Hall (* 1985), actor
• Jack Hanlon (1916-2012), actor
• James V. Hart (* 1960), screenwriter and film producer
• Harriet Sansom Harris (* 1955), actress
• James V. Hart (* 1960), screenwriter and film producer
• Gene Hatcher (* 1959), half-world boxer
• Taylor Hawkins (* 1972), drummer of the Foo Fighters
• Julius Arthur Hemphill (1938-1995), jazz musician
• Thomas Herrion (1981-2005), Football player
• Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995), author
• Darrow Hooper (1932-2018), ballpoint
• Rich Hopkins (* 1958), musician
• Gayle Hunnicutt (* 1943), actress
• Clyde Hurley (1916-1963), jazz trumpeter at Glenn Miller
• Martha Hyer (1924-2014), actress
• Ernest Istook (* 1950), politician
• Fred Jackson (* 1981), Football Player
• Ronald Shannon Jackson (1940-2013), jazz drummer
• Seth James (* 20th century), Countess singer and guitarist
• Jesse Jane (* 1980), model and porn actress
• Joe Johnston ( born 1950), designer and director
• Mitchell Krüger (* 1994), tennis player
• Keith Langford (* 1983), basketball player
• Kevin Langford (* 1985), basketball player
• Wallace Langham (* 1965), actor
• Yale Lary (1930-2017), Football player
• Prince Lasha (1929-2008), avant-garde jazz musician
• Eugene Lee (1933-2005), Children's actor
• Kirstin Maldonado (* 1992), singer and songwriter
• Tamela Mann (* 1966), actress and gospel
• Jim Mars (1943-2017), author of conspiracy-theory books
• Kimberly Matula (* 1988), actress
• Kimberly McArthur (* 1962), actress and playmate
• Gail C. McDonald (* 1944), government official
• Cody McFadyen (* 1968), author of crime novels
• Ray McKinley (1910-1995), jazz drummer, singer and band leader of swing
• James McMurtry (* 1962), folk singer and songwriter
• Leighton Meester (* 1986), actress and singer
• Robert Bruce Merrifield (1921-2006), chemist and Nobel laureate
• Windell Middlebrooks (1979-2015), actor
• Roger Miller (1936-1992), country singer and songwriter
• Hugh Moffatt (* 1948), country singer and songwriter
• Charles Moffett Sr. (1929-1997), jazz drummer
• Oscar Monnig (1902-1999), amateur astronomer
• Tonl Mouser (* 1971), actress
• Mike Nelms (* 1955), Football player
• Jordan Neuman (* 1983), American football player and coach
• Brandon Oldenburg (* 1973/1974), Animator and Oscarf Prize winner
• Bill Owens (* 1950), Governor of Colorado
• Michelle Page (* 1987), actress and film producer
• Twila Paris (* 1958), singer, songwriter, pianist
• Fess Parker (1924-2010), actor
• Bill Paxton (1955-2017), actor and director
• David Atlee Phillips (1922-1988), CIA officer
• George Polk (* 1913-1948), journalist
• William R. Poland (1929-2020), historian, publicist and foreign policy adviser
• Joe R. Pool (1911-1968), politician
• Jesse Powell (1924-1982), R&B and jazz saxophonist and bandleader
• Dewey Redman (1931-2006), Freejazz and Bebop saxophonist
• Rex Reed (* 1938), film critic, TV presenter and actor
• Marlon Riggs (1957-1994), film producer, author, poet and LGBT activist
• Ryan Roberts (* 1980), baseball player
• Billy Robinson (1939-2005), Jazz saxophonist
• Kevin Robinzine (* 1966), athlete and Olympic champion
• Bradley Roby (* 1992), Football player
• Rudy Royston (* around 1970), jazz musician
• Marvin T. Runyon (1924-2004), manager and politician
• Shea Seger (* 1979), singer
• Ray Sharpe (* 1938), rock ’n’ roll musician
• Tiya Sircar (* 1982), actress
• Charles Smith (* 1975), basketball player
• Taylor Smith (* 1993), soccer player
• Chris Steele (* 1966), film director, screenwriter, film producer and porn actor
• Shay Sweet (* 1978), porn actress
• Stacy Sykora (* 1977), volleyball player
• Anthony Basil Taylor (* 1954), Bishop of Little Rock
• Weldon Thomas (* 1929), opera singer (bass)
• Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009), basketball player and jazz musician
• Karri Turner (* 1966), actress
• Hunter Tylo (* 1962), actress and author
• Halapoulivaati Vaitai (* 1993), Football player
• Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), musician and songwriter
• Marc Veasey (* 1971), politician
• Stephen Welch (* 1972), wheelchair tennis player
• Martha Wells (* 1964), fantasy and science fiction writer
• Dallas Wiens (* 1985), first American with complete face transplant
• Darrent Williams (1982-2007), American football player
• Van Williams (1934-2016), actor
• Michael Wimberly (* around 1960), jazz musician
• Morgan Woodward (1925-2019), actor
• Anita Woolfolk (* 1947), psychologist
• Jim Wright (1922-2015), politician
• Jeana Yeager (* 1952), test pilot
• Carlson Young (* 1990), actress

• Italy Reggio nell’Emilia (Italy), since 1985
• Japan Nagaoka (Japan), since 1987
• Germany Trier (Germany), since 13 July 1987
• Indonesia Bandung (Indonesia), since 1990
• Hungary Budapest (Hungary), since 1990
• Mexico Toluca (Mexico), since 1998
• Eswatini Mbabane (Eswatini), since 2004
• China People's Republic of Guiyang (People's Republic of China), since 2010

1. ↑ American factfinder
2. ↑ Texasalmanac (PDF) 1.2 MB), accessed on 4 October 2012
3. ↑ U.S. Census (Memento of 24 April 2015 on the Internet Archive), accessed on 4 January 2014