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Welcome to Fort Worth, Texas.
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the 19th-largest in the United States. The city is also large in geographic area as it covers almost 300 square miles and is the county seat of Tarrant County-the 18th most populous county in the country.
As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Fort Worth population was 534,694. The city is the second-largest cultural and economic center of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred to as Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex), the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 5.7 million in 12 counties.
Fort Worth was founded as a military camp in 1849, named after General William Jenkins Worth. Today, the city is portrayed as more old-fashioned and laid-back than its neighbor, Dallas. Known as "Cowtown" for its roots as a cattle drive terminus, Fort Worth still celebrates its colorful Western and Southern heritage today and bills itself as "Where the West begins".
Downtown Fort Worth; taken by gdvanc
The stockyards offer a taste of the old west and the Chisholm Trail at the site of the historic cattle drives and rail access. The District is filled with restaurants, clubs, gift shops and attractions such as daily longhorn cattle drives through the streets, historic reenactments, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and Billy Bob's, the world's largest country and western music venue.
The Modern (formerly the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth), founded in 1892, is the oldest art museum in Texas. Its permanent collection consists of some 2,600 works of post-war art. In 2002, the museum moved into a new home designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.
The oldest continuous zoo site in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoo was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. From these humble beginnings, the Zoo has grown into housing more than 350 native and exotic species, and has been named as a top zoo in the nation by Family Life magazine, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today, one of the top zoos in the South by Southern Living Reader's Choice Awards, and has been placed in the top 10 zoos in the United States.
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden (109 acres) is a botanical garden located at 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas. It is open daily. The garden was established in 1934, and describes itself as the oldest botanic garden in Texas, with 2,500 species of native and exotic plants in its 21 specialty gardens.
La Gran Plaza de Fort Worth - is a repositioning of the original shopping mall in the area known more recently as Fort Worth Town Center (but was first dubbed 'Seminary South'). The Center was built on a dry lake bed on the South side of Downtown. La Gran Plaza is being designed in response to the changing demographics of the region. It provides for supermarkets, cinemas, and a Lienzo Charro, a Mexican Rodeo and Concert venue arena.
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Local daily news in Fort Worth:
Robbery suspect fatally shot at west Fort Worth doughnut shop
"It's very possible the suspect used the BB gun to strike the donut shop employee" A robbery suspect entered an west-side donut shop early Friday armed with a BB rifle, but a good Samaritan who came to help a shop employee had a shotgun. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Harmful chemical wafts off your TV
"I think this link between the flame retardants and dust in TVs is a really big deal" Question: What are chemical flame retardants? Answer: Synthetic chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, that help prevent the spread of fire by impeding the chemical reaction that causes it. via The Seattle Times
Fort Worth shuts out Sioux Falls 2-0
Fort Worth, Texas - Fort Worth shut out the Canaries 2-0 on Friday night as Sioux Falls suffered its first defeat of the season. via ArgusLeader.com
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Places of interest:
River Oaks, TX (5.0 miles), Westover Hills, TX (5.6 miles), Edgecliff Village, TX (5.8 miles), Westworth Village, TX (6.0 miles), Sansom Park, TX (6.5 miles), Haltom City, TX (6.8 miles), Forest Hill, TX (6.9 miles), Blue Mound, TX (8.0 miles).
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Hotels in Fort Worth
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Comfort Inn North
4850 N FREEWAY - Ft Worth, TX, US 76106
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Radisson Plaza Fort Worth
815 MAIN STREET - Ft Worth, TX, US 76102
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Stockyards Hotel
109 E EXCHANGE AVE - Ft Worth, TX, US 76106
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Baymont Inn Fort Worth
4681 GEMINI PLACE - Ft Worth, TX, United States
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Residence Inn University Drive
1701 SOUTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE - Fort Worth, TX, United States
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La Quinta Inn & Stes Ftw S.W.
4900 BRYANT IRVING ROAD - Ft Worth, TX, US 76132
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The Texas White House
1417 EIGHTH AVENUE - Ft Worth, TX, US 76104
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Renaissance Dfw Worthington
200 Main Street 76102 - Ft Worth, TX, United States
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Hampton Inn Ft Worth Sw
4799 SW LOOP 820 - Ft Worth, TX, US 76132
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Courtyard Ft Worth S Univ
3150 RIVERFRONT DR - Ft Worth, TX, US 76107
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Fairfield Inn Fort Worth
1505 SOUTH UNIVERSITY - Ft Worth, TX, United States
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Comfort Inn West
8345 WEST FREEWAY - Fort Worth, TX, United States
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La Quinta Inn & Stes Ftw North
4700 NORTH FREEWAY - Ft Worth, TX, US 76137
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Comfort Suites South
6504 S FREEWAY - Ft Worth, TX, US 76134
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Residence Inn Fossil Creek
5801 SANDSHELL - Fort Worth, TX, United States
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Ramada Inn
1401 S UNIVERSITY DR - Ft Worth, TX, US 76107
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Courtyard N Fossil Creek
3751 NE LOOP 820 - Ft Worth, TX, US 76137
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Clarion Hotel
600 COMMERCE ST. - Ft Worth, TX, US 76102
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Comfort Inn East
2425 SCOTT AVE - Ft Worth, TX, US 76103
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Fairfield Inn Fort Worth Fossil Creek
3701 NE LOOP 820 - Ft Worth, TX, US 76137
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