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Fort Worth to 1895
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... Read more »
Texas Secessionists Standoff; the 1997 Republic of Texas “War”
Palko Hall 3000 Bellaire Drive North, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesThe quiet community of Fort Davis in Far West Texas isn’t accustomed to receiving national attention. But in the spring of 1997, a sea of satellite news trucks sprang up just outside of town when Richard McLaren and members of his separatist “Republic of Texas” militia took his neighbors Joe and Margaret Rowe hostage in... Read more »
Hometown Hero: Remembering the Life and Service of Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr.
Fort Worth Public Library - Southwest Regional 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX, United StatesMajor Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr., a Fort Worth native serving in the U.S. Army Air Forces, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 1946. Yet, the significance of his service... Read more »