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Fort Worth (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 32 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.7167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 097 19 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -97.3167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Trinity River; Calvary outpost to ward off attacks by Comanche Indians was established in 1849; was stop on Chisholm Trail for Longhorn drives in 1870s; economy flourished with arrival of railroad & cattle industry; oil was discovered in 1920. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1849 by Major Ripley Arnold as a military outpost, city was incorporated in 1873 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for oil, aeropsace development, machinery, aircraft & oil field equipment |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for chemicals, clothing, meat-packing & electronic equipment |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for cattle, livestock-raising, flour & feed |
| commercial center (C) |
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includes a large wholesale business |
| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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site of Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, & junior college |
| cultural center (C) |
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houses Amon Carter Museum, Will Rogers Memorial Center & Kimbell Art Museum |
| tourist center (C) |
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includes Tarrant County Convention Center, botanical gardens, water-sports facilities on lakes, rodeos & Fat Stock Show |
| boomtown (H) |
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was cattle boomtown after railroad arrived in 1876 |
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