Nacona, Texas

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Sansom Park, TX RoadyGoat

Sansom Park, just west of Fort Worth, might seem like a sleepy little place if you just drive through on Highway 199. It's true, things are generally quiet here, a nice contrast to the bustle of the bigger city. But even quiet places have their stories, and Sansom Park’s is tied to its people. It’s a place where you can almost feel the echoes of the past, especially if you know where to look.

Sansom Park, TX RoadyGoat

Sansom Park has always been a place defined by its proximity to something bigger. Even after its official naming in '47, it remained a quiet contrast to the bustle of Fort Worth. You could stand on a slight rise – 725 feet, give or take – and see the prairie roll out, a reminder of the open land that once defined the area before the post-war boom changed everything. The biggest recent shift, the one you still hear talked about at the local gas station, is the housing crunch. With Fort Worth booming and the Cowboys always on everyone's mind, families looked for affordable places to settle down. Sansom Park, with its easy access via Highway 199, became a prime spot. But the influx of new residents has put a strain on the small-town feel. Long-time residents remember when everyone knew everyone, and now there's a mix of old-timers and newcomers, all trying to find their place in a rapidly changing landscape. It's a testament to the enduring appeal of a quiet life, even as the city presses in.

Sansom Park, TX RoadyGoat

Sansom Park, a little haven just northwest of Fort Worth, carries a name that speaks of local roots. It wasn't named for a grand historical event or some sweeping vision of the future, but simply for the Sansom family, prominent folks in these parts back in 1947 when the town officially took shape. You can imagine them – solid, community-minded people, the kind who helped build the very fabric of the area. The choice says a lot about Sansom Park. It's a place that values its connections, its neighbors, its history. It's not trying to be something it isn't. Even as Highway 199 brings the hustle and bustle closer, and the shadow of Fort Worth looms large with its big-city opportunities, Sansom Park retains a quiet, almost rural feel. It’s the kind of place where folks know each other, where the name "Sansom" still resonates with a sense of belonging. It’s a testament to the enduring power of local identity, a reminder that even near a major metroplex, community still matters.

Castleberry HS Tornado Damage

2000

F3 tornado tracked NE through west Fort Worth, destroying Castleberry High School's field house and damaging the River Oaks / Westworth / Linwood neighborhoods before climbing the Bank One Tower downtown. Local lore: former student Steven Brown told a TV news crew the wreckage 'looked like a convertible,' a quote he never lived down.

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Fort Worth Stockyards

1866

Once the largest livestock market in the Southwest. The Chisholm Trail ended here. Fort Worth earned the nickname 'Cowtown' from the millions of cattle that passed through.

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Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr.

1916

Major, United States Army Air Corps Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr. was born on July 18, 1916, to Horace S. and Bertha Rea Carswell of Fort Worth. He attended North Side High School where he excelled in athletics. Graduating in 1934, Carswell entered Texas A&M College and later transferred to Texas Christian University, where he lettered in football and baseball and graduated with a degree in Physical Education in 1939. In 1940, Carswell enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Flying Cadet. He undertook Primary Flight Training in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and at Randolph Field (San Antonio), and Advanced Flying Training at Kelly Field (San Antonio). Upon receiving his wings in November 1940 he served at Randolph Field and Goodfellow Field (San Angelo) where he met and later married Virginia Ede in October 1941. Two months later the U.S. entered World War II. Carswell served in stateside assignments until April 1944, when he was transferred to the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations and to the 374th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group. Major Carswell commanded a unit of radar-equipped B-24J bombers at Liuchow, China. On October 26, 1944, he led a nighttime interdiction mission over the South China Sea. While attacking an enemy convoy, his aircraft was severly damaged by Japanese anti-aircraft fire. Carswell nursed his aircraft to the China coast where he ordered his crew to parachute to safety. When two of his crew could not bail out, he selflessly remained with his aircraft, searching for a spot to land until the damaged plane crashed into a mountainside. Carswell was posthumously awarded the medal of honor, which was presented to his wife and young son. In 1948, his remains were repatriated and buried in Fort Worth. That same year, Army Air Field was renamed Carswell Air Force Base in his honor. Its airstrip is still officially named "Carswell Field."		(2016)

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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, 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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Lucas, Barbara Inez Barnes [Tad]

1902

Barbara Inez (Tad) Lucas, rodeo champion, was born on September 1, 1902, at Cody, Nebraska, one of twenty-four children of Lorenzo White Barnes. Her mother, Hannah Garthside Barnes, was Lorenzo's second wife. Tad could not remember the time before she started riding. She was helping her brothers break colts by age seven and often rode calves for amusement. She participated in horseback races and contests against other ranch children and local Sioux Indians. She made her professional debut at the Gordon, Nebraska, Fair in 1917 and moved to Texas soon after. She became a full-time professional cowgirl in 1922. In 1923 she toured the United States and Mexico with a Wild West show and took second in bronc riding at the Madison Square Garden Rodeo. She and cowboy James Edward (Buck) Lucas were among the stars selected to compete at a major international rodeo at Wembley Stadium in London, England, in June 1924. They were married on May 23, while in New York City awaiting departure. Their honeymoon was the voyage to London aboard the Menomee . At Wembley, Tad made her debut in trick riding, the contest that eventually earned her greatest fame. On returning from England Tad and Buck began construction of the Fort Worth home in which Tad lived until her death. The couple had two daughters. Mitzi, the younger, began riding with Tad in grand entries when less than a year old and performed with her mother for many years thereafter. With another rodeo couple, the Lucases purchased the Triangle Rodeo Company. From the mid-1920s through 1942 Tad won virtually every major prize offered to women in rodeo, competing in bronc riding, trick riding, and relay racing. Among her greatest honors was winning three times in succession and retiring the $10,000 MGM Trophy awarded to the champion all-around cowgirl at Madison Square Garden, where she also won the title for trick riding five times. She captured major prizes at the Cheyenne Frontier Days, where she won six trick-riding titles, several relay racing awards, and the bronc riding event. She was also victorious at prestigious rodeos in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Fort Worth, and Sidney, Australia. When women's contests were dropped from the major rodeo circuit during World War II , Tad Lucas remained active as performer and official. She was one of the charter members of the Girls Rodeo Association in 1948 (now the Women's Professional Rodeo Association ). Her prestige gave added credibility to that fledging organization, which she supported as officer, rodeo official, contestant, performer, and clown from its formation through her retirement in 1958. Tad Lucas was a member of the Episcopal church. She was one of the founders of the Rodeo Historical Society in 1966 and served as its president from 1970 to 1974. She was elected to the board of directors for another ten years; she became an honorary board member in 1984. She is the only person honored by all three rodeo halls of fame: the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1967 (she was the first woman elected), the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1978, and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979. She is considered the greatest rodeo cowgirl of all time and was the most successful, most popular, and most famous woman in rodeo history. She died on February 23, 1990, in Fort Worth. In her will she established the Tad Lucas Memorial Award to honor women who excel in any field related to Western heritage. In 2017 a children's book, Tad Lucas: Trick-Riding Rodeo Cowgirl , written by Laura Edge and illustrated by Stephanie Ford, was published by Pelican Books.

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Things to Do in Nacona

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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…
historical 4.7 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…
historical 4.7 mi away
Fort Worth Stockyards

Daily cattle drives down the street. Honky-tonks and rodeos in the old West.
food 6.0 mi away
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…
historical 9.1 mi away
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…
quirky 9.2 mi away
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…
quirky 11.7 mi away
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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