Greater Fort Worth City

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Map of Greater Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1920, showing roads, railways, interurban lines, streetcar lines, automobile routes, river levees, buildings, schools, churches and residence street numbers. There is a legend on the right side of the map. Scale 1:12,000

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1 map ; 21 cm.

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Fort Worth (Tex.). Chamber of Commerce. 1920.

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  • Rogers, C. H. "Compiled from Public Records & Special Surveys by C.H. Rogers, Ft. Worth, Texas"

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Map of Greater Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1920, showing roads, railways, interurban lines, streetcar lines, automobile routes, river levees, buildings, schools, churches and residence street numbers. There is a legend on the right side of the map. Scale 1:12,000

Physical Description

1 map ; 21 cm.

Notes

"Indicating Streets, House Numbers, Buildings, Schools, Churches, Industrial Plants, Parks, Railroads, Street Car Lines, Auto Routes. Marginal Index to Streets and Additions, Etc."

In lower-right corner: "This Map on cloth four times this size to hang on wall with alphabetical index may be purchased from publisher C. H. Rogers - phone Lamar 3746. Notice: a complete pocked directory - with maps - of Fort Worth for sale.

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  • Forth [sic] Worth official pocket guide and directory, containing the latest street and industrial map of greater Fort Worth city, streets. Tarrant County road map; street car lines, organizations, buildings, churches, schools, parks and other daily useful information. Prepared in cooperation and under the auspices of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce., 917.64 F775

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Rare Book and Texana Collections

These materials include a 1633 map, America Noviter Delineata; H. K. Yoakum's History of Texas, and Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 by Randolph B. Marcy.

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Road Map of Tarrant County, Texas (Map)

Road Map of Tarrant County, Texas

Map of Tarrant county, Texas, circa 1920, showing roads, railways, interurban lines, place names, schools and churches. Scale 1:126,720

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Road Map of Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth (Tex.). Chamber of Commerce., ark:/67531/metapth20808

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  • 1920

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  • Jan. 5, 2007, 9:49 a.m.

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  • April 4, 2024, 4:49 a.m.

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Fort Worth (Tex.). Chamber of Commerce. Greater Fort Worth City, map, 1920; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20809/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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