Fort Worth, Texas

Everything Fort Worth is known for

351 songs mention this city 241 artists from here

Fort Worth, Texas, often called "Cowtown" due to its rich Western heritage, also boasts a significant musical identity. The city has been designated as the first music-friendly city in Texas by the Texas Music Office. With 229 artists calling Fort Worth home, including jazz innovator Ornette Coleman and rhythm and blues artist Leon Bridges, the city has fostered diverse talent. Songs like "Honky Tonk Heroes" by Waylon Jennings and "Fort Worth Was a Fabulous Waste of Time" by Stryker Brothers further cement its place in music.

Fort Worth's music scene spans various genres, including country, jazz, R&B, rock, and gospel. The city has a history of producing world-class jazz musicians and has been a center for country and western swing music.

Music in Fort Worth

Songs About Fort Worth

Hell's Half Acre
Mark David Manders
98%
"Hell's Half Acre"
Up In Texas
Midland
97%
"Billy Bob's honky-tonked it"
Geraldene
Miranda Lambert
96%
"You're never gonna be the backstage babe at the Crystal Palace"
Jack’s Drunk Again
Jackson Taylor & The Sinners
96%
"Please welcome Live At Billy Bob's"
Big Ball's In Cowtown (feat. Asleep at the Wheel)
George Strait
95%
"Big ball's in Cowtown"
Time of the Cottonwood Trees
Vincent Neil Emerson
93%
"I met her at the Pale Horse Saloon"
Honky Tonk Heroes
Waylon Jennings
93%
"I was down at Green Gables, a-hawkin' them tables"
Stockyards
Casey Donahew Band
93%
"The stockyards its my backyard that's where I grew up"
A Girl from Fort Worth
Carson Jeffrey
90%
"A Girl from Fort Worth (title)"
Flower Tattoo
Lincoln Swanzy
88%
"fell in love with a girl from TCU"
Fortworth
Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR
85%
"TITLE"
West of Fort Worth
Grant Gilbert
83%
"If you ever get west of Fort Worth"
Fort Worth Blues
Guy Clark
83%
"In Fort Worth, neon shining bright"
Fort Worth Jail
Roger Harvey & Simon Flory
83%
Fort Worth Callin' Dallas (Radio Edit)
Jon Hope
83%
Fort Worth
Cowboy Troy
83%
Fort Worth
Jamie Weger and the Southern Sons
83%
Fort Worth (My Kinda Town)
Darren Kolbe
83%
Was Fort Worth Worth It?
Corb Lund
82%
"Was Fort Worth worth it?"
Fort Worth; Texas
Dan Roberts
82%
"TITLE"

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Artists From Fort Worth

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Leon Bridges
r-n-b
C
Chatterton
indie
T
T Bone Burnett
americana
K
Kirk Franklin
gospel
J
Jace!
hip-hop
F
Fess Parker
country
O
Ornette Coleman
jazz
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Songbird Jones
country
D
Drake Milligan
country
T
The Rocket Summer
indie
O
Oh, Sleeper
metal
S
Sweet Smoke
rock
T
Townes Van Zandt
country
D
Dewey Redman
jazz
T
Taylor Hawkins
rock
T
Toadies
rock
L
Luba Dvorak
classical
L
Leighton Meester
pop
M
Magnus
metal
C
Christy Nockels
gospel

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Fort Worth

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Fort Worth.

Texas State Highway 199 8 songs Interstate 20 13 songs Trinity River 11 songs Chisholm Trail 8 songs Brazos River 42 songs Interstate 45 8 songs

Musical Heritage

Caravan of Dreams performing arts center RoadyGoat

Picture downtown Fort Worth in 1983 — and then picture a rooftop cactus garden, a grotto bar, and a geodesic dome dropped on top of an 1880s brick building on Houston Street. That was Caravan of Dreams. Oilman's nephew Ed Bass built it with a crew from a New Mexico commune, and on opening night, September twenty-ninth, Fort Worth's own Ornette Coleman debuted "Skies of America" with the symphony. Inside you'd find a record label, a theater, a dance studio, an art gallery — and a stage that hosted Sun Ra, Wynton Marsalis, a young Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Lyle Lovett five sold-out nights running. It ran eighteen years. Denton's Brave Combo played the last note in 2001. A steakhouse has the space now — but the Bass family still runs a gallery downtown, under the original logo.

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Lil' Red's Longhorn Saloon RoadyGoat

In the Fort Worth Stockyards, there's a honky-tonk that's been standing since sometime around 1910 — nobody's ever pinned the exact year. For decades it was just The Longhorn Saloon, passing hand to hand through owners, busy as Cowtown itself, right up until the trucks took over in the sixties and the centralized cattle auctions dried up. Then in 2012, a man named Craig Copeland — "Lil' Red" — took the lease and hung up his own collection: rodeo memorabilia, old concert posters, vintage beer ads. Now there's live country most nights — C.W. Sturgeon, Landon Dodd and the Dancehall Drifters. Thursdays, James Hrubes teaches you to two-step for free, then the Western swing comes on. A hundred years in, that floor's still there for dancing.

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Record Town RoadyGoat

1957

Record Town has been in Fort Worth since 1957 — you'll find it at 120 Saint Louis Avenue, Suite 105, and you'll find just about anything in the bins. Muddy Waters and Lightnin' Hopkins racked up next to the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, even a little Mozart, all of it bargain vinyl. On the wall hangs a photo of Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt — and that's the whole point of a place like this, because the store keeps its shoulder against the blues tradition that ran under the Fort Worth sound. Those were the records that shaped Townes before Townes shaped everybody else. Dig long enough in bins like these, and you're not shopping anymore. You're doing research.

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Stockyards Museum RoadyGoat

In the old Livestock Exchange Building in the Fort Worth Stockyards, tucked into office one-thirteen, there's a museum the North Fort Worth Historical Society has run since 1989. Three dollars to get in — and they'll cheerfully tell you they're the cheapest thing down there. Inside: saddles, a rolltop desk, arrowheads, a windmill tail fin, an antique cattle prod, and — no joke — the novelty ball cap Steve Zahn wore in the movie "Sahara." The district around it has been redeveloped hard the last few years, all Mule Alley shops and the Hotel Drover. But the museum keeps the older stories, back to when Bonnie and Clyde were hiding out in Fort Worth. And a western singer named Devon Dawson performs here — she rewrote Hank Williams' "I Saw the Light" into a song about the museum itself.

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The Palace Theater Light (Eternal Light) bulb RoadyGoat

1908

There's a light bulb in Fort Worth that's been screwed into the same socket since 1908. An electrician named Barry Burke put it into the backstage ceiling of the Byers Opera House — handblown glass, carbon filament — and a hundred and seventeen years later, it still lights up. When it was only twenty-one years old, Ripley's Believe It or Not took notice and the papers ran with it. Burke himself could never let it go: by 1936 he was writing the theater manager letters just to check that the bulb was still burning. It hasn't run dead-solid the whole time — the power's gone out over the years — so it trails the record-holder out in Livermore, California. But think about what that little filament has outlasted. Burke got kidnapped from that same theater in 1925, robbed at gunpoint, tied to a seat overnight. The bulb never even flickered.

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Van Zandt Cottage RoadyGoat

When the Civil War ended, K.M. Van Zandt built a cabin about the size of a two-car garage on the edge of Fort Worth — a town that counted maybe two hundred and fifty people in 1865. He was a Confederate major, and he became one of the men who made the place. He helped bring the Texas and Pacific, the Santa Fe, and the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas railroads to town, and had a hand in one of the state's first streetcar lines. His people were Texas royalty — his father, Isaac, helped lead the Republic. The family lived in that little cabin ten years. The state fixed it up for the 1936 centennial, and it still stands on Farm House Way. And down the family line, a few greats removed, came a songwriter named Townes Van Zandt.

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White Elephant Saloon RoadyGoat

Up in the Fort Worth Stockyards, the White Elephant Saloon has been pouring since back in the eighteen hundreds. It sat right at the edge of Hell's Half Acre — the rough district, gambling houses and worse — but just outside the line, on purpose. The owners wanted it read as a respectable house: no ladies through the door, men only, and good whiskey, the real stuff, not the rotgut down the block. A nickel bought you a beer, and the beer came with lunch thrown in for free — that's how the saloons hustled the daytime crowd back then. If you want to stand on the original spot, there's a Texas marker down at Twelfth and Houston streets. The Stockyards have cleaned up considerable since. The White Elephant never quite got around to it.

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History of Fort Worth

The Pedestrian Tunnel Under the City's Tallest Tower RoadyGoat

Above you rises Burnett Plaza, built in 1983 at the southwest edge of Fort Worth's Central Business District on the former site of the Medical Arts Building. At 567 feet and 40 stories, it's the tallest building in the city, straddling two blocks with Cherry Street slicing between the tower and its garage. Beneath the streets here ran several passageways built mostly for pedestrians and employees moving from building to building without crossing traffic. On the north side, under the 50-foot Man With a Briefcase sculpture, a concourse-level tunnel still gives tenants access to a restaurant, retail shops and the parking garage, and it connects toward where the Bank of America building now stands at 500 West Seventh Street. A glass skylight set into the intersection of Cherry Street and West Seventh marks the turning point and drops daylight into the underground walkway below. Architect John Roberts of Historic Fort Worth Inc., who has worked projects in the building, says side tunnels for maintenance branch off under Burnett Park as well, a quiet warren most people pass over without a thought. (Source: Fort Worth Magazine.)

The Utility Tunnel Said to Have Stopped a Lynching RoadyGoat

Beneath Throckmorton Street ran a low tunnel, about 6 feet high and 5 feet wide, laid in the 1930s to carry the pipes that heated and cooled downtown. It connected the city jail and the old Fort Worth Police Department headquarters, now the A.D. Marshall Public Safety Courts Building, with the old public library. Nearby sat Fort Worth's first park, Hyde Park at Ninth and Throckmorton, dating to 1873; during its 2010 expansion into a transit plaza, workers struck the tunnel's north end when a piece of equipment got a wheel stuck in it. Officially it was only ever a utility passage, but local historian and retired police sergeant Kevin Foster sees it as evidence of the city's rougher past. He has said the tunnels grew out of Fort Worth's early-20th-century history of jail mobs and violence, that they prevented prisoner lynchings and aided escapes, and that on at least two occasions when officials chose not to use them, the prisoners were killed by angry mobs. One end, he notes, opened behind the library circulation desk through a closet. (Source: Fort Worth Magazine.)

A Bank Vault Tunnel Under the Hotel Texas Ballroom RoadyGoat

Downtown here, where Main Street meets the old hotel district, hides the route of a forgotten bank tunnel. Fort Worth National Bank was founded in 1873 by Thomas Tidball and John Wilson, one of the city's first private banks and a financial engine in building the early community. Over the decades it kept buildings at Main and First, at Seventh and Main, and at Fifth and Throckmorton. Reachable only from the bank's lower level, a tunnel ran beneath the ballroom of the Hotel Texas, now the Hilton Fort Worth, linking the bank to its installment loan department. The same passage held the bank's historical gallery, where executive Reed Sass exhibited a collection of old Fort Worth photographs and artifacts. Architect John Roberts remembers the tunnel existed but isn't sure whether it was sealed off or filled in. The bank itself changed hands and names again and again, sold in the mid-1970s to become Texas American Bancshares, then Team Bank in the 1980s, then Bank One in 1995, while its private underground gallery quietly slipped out of memory. (Source: Fort Worth Magazine.)

Bank One Tower Tornado

2000

F3 tornado climbed the 35-story Bank One Tower on March 28, 2000, blowing out nearly every pane of glass above the third floor. Building sat empty for almost five years before being converted to luxury residential.

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Billy Bob's Texas

1981

Billed as the "World's Largest Honky-Tonk" and located in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards district, Billy Bob's Texas, which comprises a total interior space of 100,000 square feet, along with twenty acres for parking, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the state. Many of the brightest stars in country music have played on its stage. In addition to nightly musical performances, Billy Bob offers live bull riding, dancing, drinking, games, and more to a capacity crowd of 6,000. Billy Bob's has been nominated numerous times and, as of 2011, had won eight titles as the country music "Club of the Year" by the Academy of Country Music. The Country Music Association also has recognized the nightclub with the "Club of the Year" title three times. Billy Bob's Texas was the brainchild of Texas A&M University graduate and professional football player Billy Bob Barnett. Joining Barnett in the venture was nightclub owner Spencer Taylor, a former car salesman. The two chose an abandoned 100,000-square-foot department store that had once been an open-air cattle barn in the Fort Worth Stockyards. The original structure was built in 1910 and underwent several transformations through the years. Additional animal stalls and an auction ring were constructed in 1936, and during World War II the Globe Aircraft Corporation used the building as an airplane factory. With the additional help of investment partners Thomas and Mitt Lloyd, Barnett renovated the facility and opened the doors for business on April 1, 1981. Following on the heels of the early 1980s Urban Cowboy craze and subsequent country music boom, Billy Bob's Texas was an instant hit. The first week featured Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers , Waylon Jennings , Janie Fricke, and Willie Nelson. A host of others followed, including rockers ZZ Top and the Beach Boys and country music legends Marty Robbins and Ernest Tubb . Billy Bob's Texas helped foster many new musical acts. As the club's marketing director, Pam Minick, wrote, "Billy Bob's became the place for country music musicians to hone their skills, build a fan following, and possibly secure a recording contract." George Strait, for example, played first as an opening act at Billy Bob's. Rick Treviño placed in a talent contest at the nightclub. Ty Herndon was a member of the house band, Southern Thunder. However, problems eventually beset the nightclub. In the late 1980s, country music, Billy Bob's biggest draw, declined in popularity. Financial mismanagement and unrealized projects drained the nightclub. Billy Bob's Texas was bankrupt, and on January 8, 1988, it closed, causing great loss to the tourism industry of Fort Worth, especially the Stockyards district. Soon afterward, however, entrepreneur Holt Hickman, a Fort Worth native, sought to revive the Stockyards. Hickman's long-time friend and businessman Steve Murrin encouraged him to reopen Billy Bob's Texas. Hickman and Murrin, along with Donald K. Jury, an original Billy Bob's Texas investor, reopened the place on November 28, 1988. In February 1989, Billy Minick became a partner and manager of the nightclub. He eventually became CEO, with his wife Pam as head of marketing. When Billy Bob's Texas reopened, new headliners took the stage, including Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and Texans LeAnn Rimes and Clint Black. As country music regained popularity, Billy Bob's focused on native talent, especially musicians who had crossover appeal. Such Texas acts as Robert Earl Keen and Pat Green became some of the club's biggest draws. The high-energy environment and close setting of Billy Bob's Texas allowed these performers to interact more with their fans. According to Pam Minick, most stars know they have made it when they have played the main stage at Billy Bob's. The club has a Handprint Wall of Fame that displays impressions of every performer who has played onstage. Many artists have recorded live at Billy Bob's. Among the first to do so were Chris LeDoux and D

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Fort Worth Stockyards

1876

The Fort Worth Stock Yards were officially incorporated on March 23, 1893, and the corporation was dissolved on May 31, 1944, but those who purchased it at the later date continued operations under the same name until November 1, 1981, when they leased the facilities to a company that continued using the same name. The Fort Worth livestock market became the largest in Texas and the Southwest, the biggest market south of Kansas City, and ranked between third and fourth consistently among the nation's large terminal livestock markets for five decades, from about 1905 to the mid-1950s. Texans started calling Fort Worth "Cowtown" soon after the Civil War , when drovers began herding cattle from South Texas northward to connect with the Chisholm Trail in Indian Territory and stopping in Fort Worth for supplies. Not until the Texas and Pacific Railway arrived on July 19, 1876, did promoters build pens to hold cattle, but business leaders of Fort Worth already dreamed of packing plants and stockyards to make their community a permanent focus of the cattle industry. By 1886 four stockyards had been built near the railroads. Businessmen chartered the Union Stock Yards on July 26, 1887, and opened their 258-acre facility north of the Trinity River in midsummer 1889. They also chartered a packing company. Local interests invited Boston capitalist Greenleif W. Simpson to visit, with the hope that he would invest. Simpson, with a half dozen Boston and Chicago associates, incorporated the Fort Worth Stock Yards Company in West Virginia because of more favorable tax laws there, and purchased the Union Stock Yards and the Fort Worth Packing Company in April 1893. A neighbor of Simpson in Boston, Louville V. Nile, bought half the shares. The investors struggled because of the financial panic of 1893 and other problems, but in 1896 the company began a fat-stock show that has survived to the present as one of the largest livestock shows in the nation, the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show . In 1896 stockyard owners also began a market newspaper that still exists today under independent ownership as the Weekly Livestock Reporter , the largest livestock newspaper in the Southwest. In 1897–98 the company, in connection with the Bureau of Animal Industry, gained nationwide attention by experimenting with cattle dipping to kill ticks ( see TEXAS FEVER ). An agreement Simpson and Niles made in 1902 with Armour and Swift brought in two of the nation's largest meatpackers, which constructed modern plants adjacent to the stockyards. In a stock reorganization, each packer received a third interest in the stockyards company, and Simpson, Niles, and smaller investors retained a third. In exchange for stock and land on which to build their plants, the packers agreed that each animal they slaughtered would pass through the stockyards at a standard fee. Boom years followed for the Fort Worth Stock Yards Company after the arrival of Armour and Swift. Immigrants came from Central Europe to work in the plants and settled in a community that stockyard officials incorporated in 1902 under the name North Fort Worth. The first decade of the twentieth century saw great growth in livestock-related industries in Fort Worth-grain elevators, livestock-pharmaceutical companies, and other meatpackers. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Company constituted the hub around which everything else revolved. The reorganized company spent $125,000 for a two-story Spanish-style exchange building and constructed brick-floored pens with a capacity of 24,500 animals. By 1905 the Fort Worth market had grown to fifth in the nation. In 1906 the calf market at Fort Worth ranked second only to Chicago. Because of rapid growth, the yards kept expanding. In March 1908, when a new $175,000 coliseum for the fat-stock show opened, the company hosted the first cutting-horse contest ever held indoors under electric lights. Population in Fort Worth tripled during the first decade after Armour and

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Fort Worth, TX

1853

Fort Worth is located on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River near its confluence with the West Fork of the Trinity in Tarrant County. It lies at 32º 46' north latitude, 97º 18' west longitude, putting it on the edge of the Great Plains, which explains why the eastern area of the city is part of the Cross Timbers while the western area is flat, arid prairieland. Fort Worth began life on the grounds of an abandoned U.S. Army post ( see FORT WORTH ) in 1853. Local settlers moved into the empty structures on the bluff over the river and began building out into the surrounding area that was once part of the Peters Colony . They first called themselves Fort Town to distinguish their little community from the military post. They numbered less than 100. Among the pioneer settlers were Ephraim Daggett , who generously gave land for civic improvement; John Peter Smith (often referred to as the "father of Fort Worth"), who started the first school in 1854; Henry Daggett and Archibald Leonard , who opened general stores; and Julian Feild , who started a flour mill and served as the first postmaster in 1856. The little village was connected to the outside world by the U.S. mail stage line that began operation to surrounding communities in 1856, followed by the Butterfield Overland stage line two years later. In 1878 mail and passenger service from Fort Worth to Yuma, Arizona, began. The 1,560-mile route was the longest in the United States and took seventeen days to traverse one way. Although Fort Worth was indeed a frontier town for more than two decades and would later call itself "The City Where the West Begins," it was never seriously threatened by American Indians . Virtually all the tribes that came through the area were weak, peaceful groups more interested in gifts and protection from their warlike neighbors than in raiding. Local legend may say otherwise but is not supported by written records. After Tarrant County was created in 1849, Birdville was the first designated county seat. Seven years later, in 1856, the residents of Fort Town challenged the status quo by getting the state legislature to hold a special election to determine the best location. Fort Worth narrowly won amid charges of illegal voting. A second and just as bitter election was held in April 1860, and this time Fort Worth overwhelmingly carried the day. Fort Worth citizens first started to build a courthouse-a three-room, wood-frame structure-on the bluff in 1857. The site, on what is now the west lawn of the current courthouse, was on the block regarded as the center of town and known variously as the public square and the courthouse square. Construction of a more permanent two-story stone courthouse began in the center of the courthouse square in 1860, but the privately funded project moved slowly, stopped with the outbreak of the Civil War , and the building was not completed until 1869. The structure burned on March 29, 1876, destroying most of the county records. Daniel O'Flaherty was hired to design the new courthouse on the same site, which was completed in 1877 and enlarged in 1882 by adding a third story in a mansard roof. It was replaced by the current iconic pink granite building, designed by Gunn and Curtiss, in 1895. Fort Worth was incorporated by act of the state legislature in 1873, giving it the traditional mayor-council form of government . W. P. Burts served as the first mayor. Municipal elections were held in April of every year, and members of the council (aldermen) were elected to represent a particular ward. In 1907 the city adopted the commission form of government , replacing aldermen with commissioners elected at-large, each focusing on a particular aspect of municipal administration. The city's population dramatically increased over the years. From no more than 350 citizens recorded at the beginning of the Civil War, to approximately 2,500 before incorporation and then to possibly 4,000 or more in the fall of 1873 after incor

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William John Marsh

1904

(June 24, 1880 - Feb. 1, 1971) Born near Liverpool, England, William John Marsh was an accomplished organist and musician when he came to Fort Worth in 1904 to enter the cotton business. In addition to his bookkeeping work, he served as organist and choirmaster for two area churches and one synagogue, and as choral director and Professor of Organ at Texas Christian University. He also composed over 100 pieces of music. In 1929, his composition "Texas, Our Texas" won in competition to become the official state song. Marsh died in Fort Worth at the age of 90. (1985)

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Quanah Parker

1836

Comanche chief Quanah Parker was a son of two cultures. He was born about 1845 along Elk Creek, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). His Anglo mother was Cynthia Ann Parker, taken captive in a May 1836 raid and adopted by Qua-Ha-Di (Antelope) Comanches, and his father was Comanche chief Peta Nocona. Texas Rangers reclaimed Cynthia Ann in an 1860 fight at the Pease River. Nocona died soon after, and Cynthia Ann lived with relatives near Birdville in Tarrant County before dying with no further contact with her Comanche family. Becoming chief upon his father's death, Quanah refused to sign the 1867 Medicine Lodge Treaty that sent many Plains Indians to reservations. Instead, he led raids in Texas and Mexico for another seven years, likely including the last foray into Tarrant County in June 1871. That winter, Quanah's band eluded Col. Ranald MacKenzie's Fourth U.S. Cavalry across the Texas panhandle. Comanche losses during the 1874 panhandle Battle of Adobe Walls, in which Quanah was wounded, followed by a harsh winter, finally brought him and fewer than 100 remaining Qua-Ha-Di to the reservation at Fort Sill, Indian Territory in May 1875. Quanah served as liaison between his people and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He proved to be a pragmatic leader, encouraging the Comanches to take up ranching and farming, and to educate their children in government schools. Quanah prospered through his investments and built his spacious "Star House" near Cache, OK. He traveled widely, giving speeches and interviews and participating in wild west shows, the Texas State Fair, Texas Cattle Raisers Association gathering and the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. Quanah visited Fort Worth and the Stockyards on many occasions. He died in 1911 and is buried at Fort Sill (2007)

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Things to Do in Fort Worth

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Chewbacca's Grave — May the 4th

May the 4th be with you — and with the Wookiee. Peter Mayhew the seven-foot-three British actor who brought Chewbacca to life in every Star Wars film from 1977…
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Joe T. Garcia's

Joe T opened his little family restaurant behind the packing plant in the Fort Worth Stockyards in 1935. There was no menu. His wife Jessie served whatever she…
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Fort Worth Stockyards

Daily cattle drives down the street. Honky-tonks and rodeos in the old West.
historical 2.4 mi away
Billy Bob's Texas

Billy Bob's opened in 1981 in an old cattle barn in the Fort Worth Stockyards and at one hundred twenty-seven thousand square feet it is the largest honky-tonk…
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WWII Marine Glider Base at Eagle Mountain

In 1942 the United States Marines bought 2931 acres of ranchland on Eagle Mountain Lake for a purpose that sounds almost unbelievable now — training pilots to…
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The Azle Earthquake Swarm

Starting in November 2013 the ground beneath Azle started shaking and it did not stop for 84 days. Twenty-seven earthquakes rattled windows cracked foundations…
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Chewbacca's Grave

The seven-foot-three British actor who played Chewbacca in every Star Wars film from 1977 to The Force Awakens is buried right here at Azleland Memorial Park.…
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Springtown Dinosaur Tracks

A family went out hunting arrowheads along Walnut Creek in 2017 and found something about 110 million years older than they expected. Pressed into the creekbed…
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Sports in Fort Worth

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 6A · Football · 2024

North Crowley — 2024 UIL 6A Division 1 Football State Champions

Most recent: 50-21 over Austin Westlake · 2024 6A Division 1 final

North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, a Class 6A football powerhouse, has established itself as a formidable presence in Texas high school sports. The Panthers have consistently showcased their talent and dedication on the field, bringing significant pride to their community. Their program continues to be a focal point for local sports enthusiasts, reflecting the competitive spirit of the region.

The school's football program has achieved the pinnacle of state success. Their commitment to excellence has culminated in memorable seasons, marking North Crowley as a top-tier competitor in the demanding landscape of Texas high school football.

State titles
2024
Most recent
2024, 50-21
Class
6A
The moment

In 2024, North Crowley High School secured the 6A Division 1 State Championship by defeating Austin Westlake 50-21.

Sources: UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)
⭐ HOMETOWN LEGENDS Class 5A · Football

Trimble Technical — Trimble Technical — a college & pro athletic pipeline

3 alumni who reached major-college or pro sports

Trimble Technical High School in Fort Worth has a proud tradition of athletes who have gone on to compete at the highest levels. The Bulldogs have seen several of their own make their mark in major college and professional sports. These alumni represent the dedication and skill fostered within the school's athletic programs, inspiring current and future generations of Trimble Tech students.

Among the notable athletes from Trimble Technical are Raymond Clayborn, an NFL football player, and Henry Ford, who was an NFL football player for the Tennessee Titans. The school also celebrates Yovani Gallardo, a Major League Baseball player. Their achievements highlight the diverse athletic talent that has emerged from Trimble Tech.

Pro/D1 alumni
3
Class
5A
Founded
1955
Key Players
  • Raymond Clayborn — NFL football player
  • Henry Ford — NFL football player, 1994-2002 Tennessee titans
  • Yovani Gallardo — Major League Baseball player
The moment

Henry Ford was an NFL football player for the Tennessee Titans.

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🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 6A · Boys Basketball · 2026

North Crowley — 2026 UIL 6A Division 1 Boys Basketball State Champions

Most recent: 2026 6A Division 1

North Crowley High School in Fort Worth stands as a strong competitor in Texas 6A boys basketball. The Panthers have secured one UIL state championship, a notable achievement for the program. Their success reflects a consistent effort on the court within the demanding 6A classification.

The community in Fort Worth takes pride in its high school sports, and North Crowley's basketball program is a key part of that tradition. While no specific alumni are listed as having gone pro or to major colleges, the team's state title indicates a high level of play and dedication from its athletes over the years.

State titles
2026
Most recent
2026
Class
6A
The moment

The North Crowley Panthers boys basketball team claimed the 6A Division 1 state championship in 2026.

Sources: UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)

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