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Research, collect, preserve and share the genealogy and the history of African American contributions in Tarrant County, Texas and beyond!
This collection of photographs documents life at Camp Bowie, featuring photos of troops at the camp in Fort Worth during WWI, and of troops, tents, and aerial views of...
African American Cemetery sits on top of a hill overlooking Lake Arlington to the South and Handley to the North. The Cemetery is cared for by The Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church 1901 Aminda Ave Fort Worth.
Fort Worth is home to rich cultural spaces that help preserve the African American story in Tarrant County. Today, the Historic Southside and Evans Plaza have significant historical contributions and are a hub for cultural and heritage celebrations throughout the year.
18 sty 2024 · In 1890 Fort Worth was the fifth largest city in Texas—behind Dallas, San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. The city expanded its territory from an original size of a little more than one-third square mile that constituted the original townsite to a metropolitan area of 100 square miles in 1949.
28 mar 2006 · I am going to include a little section showing maps of the Stone & Webster Fort Worth city lines, NTT and TCT as well. I recently picked up a good image of a 1918 map of the Camp Bowie section of Fort Worth during WWI.
The original Camp Bowie was a World War One training camp near Fort Worth, Texas. On September 19, 1940, the USA War Department authorized construction of a new 'Camp Bowie' near Brownwood. (A historical marker located in Brownwood in Brown County, Texas.)
