Description: Join Quentin McGown for the first of a three part series on Fort Worth history, focusing on the city’s growth and development to 1895, including a discussion of the area’s prehistory and the events leading to the establishment of the 1849 military post. Highlights of the covered time period include the development of the livestock industry, the arrival of the railroad and the challenges of a frontier town growing into a major city. The class meets on campus for two evening lectures supplemented by two evenings of walking tours to significant locations identified with Fort Worth’s early years. The sessions begin September 17^th and conclude October 8^th. For more information, please visit TCU Center for Texas Studies (campusce.net)