Fort Worth

Fort Worth is located in the Great Plains region of north-central Texas. In 1846 Major General William Worth was second in command at the opening of the Mexican-American War. Worth planted the first American flag on the Rio Grande.

At the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848, Worth was placed in command of the Department of Texas in 1849, one month later Worth General Worth died from cholera. Upon Worth’s death, the Department of Texas ordered Major Arnold to find a new fort site near the West Fork and Clear Fork. Arnold established a camp on the bank of the Trinity River and named it Camp Worth in honor of General Worth. Soon after Arnold moved the camp to the North-facing bluff. The U.S. War Department officially named the post Fort Worth on November 14, 1849.
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