Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-01
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United States army, in seeking for
an eligible site for one of a line of posts
then recently designated to extend from
the Red river enthusiastically to the Rio
Grande, camped on the Trinity river
about one mile northeast OF where the
courthouse of TaTrant county now stands,
the policy of the government being to
establish this Gordon of posts for the pro-
lection of the frontier against hostile In
dams and bands of marauders from the
Mexican territory. Northern Texas,
west of the Lower Cross Timbers, was
then inhabited almost exclusively by IN
dians.
The spot where the dragons encamped
was deemed remarkably eligible for
garrison on account of its elevation and
water supply, but few months later the
quarters were moved to a point now
marked by the extreme northern end of
Houston street in Fort Worth. Exten-
sive buildings were erected, and the post
became base of supplies for more dis
tant posts. The place was christened
Fort Worth in honor of one Of the he
roes of the Mexican war; he who stormed
the Bishops palace in Monterey. In 1853
the post had population Of about 100,
and settlers were rapidly coming into the
place. In November of this year the last
detachment of the Second Dragons, I'M
der the command of Lieutenant Halliday,
left the post. During the four years Of
its occupancy Major Arnold, its founder,
had retained the principal command, be-
ing relieved by Major Merrill in 1858,
short time before the post was aban-
doned Major Arnold met his death at
the hands of the surgeon of the post I'M
der peculiarly distressing circumstances,
and his remains now rest in the cemetery
neaf this city.
Upon the evacuation of the post Col
onel NJ. T. Johnson and Archie Robinson,
the original owners of athe surveys upon
which the post had been located, took
possession of the premises. In 1861 the
population numbered some $50 persons
but the civil war interfered with the
town 5 growth, which, however, grad
ually continued, until in the year 1876
Fort Worth was thriving town with
population of 1900.
FORT WORTH.
The capital of Tarrant county is some
times called the ''Queen City, the
''Young Giant,'' and the 'sCity of
Artesian Wells, - all OF which are ap-
propriate 1t is situated nearly in the
center of the county on high plateau
overlooking the Trinity river from its
high bluffs. 1t is 617 feet above the sea
level, and free from all miasmatic in-
fiuences. It's location is such as to give
it good natural drainage, which has been
assisted by the best sewer system IN
Texas, consisting of twenty eight miles
of sewer mains and laterals leading to the
Trinity river below the city. Fort Worth
became city in name on September 20,
1876, when the town council adopted the
general charter of the state Incorporating
cities of 1000 population or over. Ton
show that Fort Worth contained the nee
essarY population a census was taken and
il as shown that something over 100
people lived in the four square miles OF
territory. The business at
this - We <le on the plaza or public
SOU courthouse. and from
- - IN ZINE frame struc-
wand one into