Fort Worth

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state. The city is in North Central Texas and covers nearly 350 square miles in the counties of Denton, Parker, Wise, and Tarrant, of which it is the county seat.

The city was established in 1849 as an Army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Today, Fort Worth still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design.

Notes & Trivia

 * Actor Bill Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas on May 17th, 1955.


 * Comic book letterer Greg Thompson was born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 14th, 1974.