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Major Robert Anderson

Description: Robert Anderson. (June 14, 1805 – October 26, 1871) was a United States Army officer during the American Civil War. Anderson was considered a national hero for his defiance of the Confederacy in the first battle of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in April 1861. Anderson was born into a slave owning family in Kentucky. He graduated West Point in 1825. He served in the Black Hawk War of 1832. He was an artillery officer in the Mexican-American War and was wounded at the battle of Molino del Rey. In … more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

[Transcript of Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, October 27, 1844]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore regarding political meetings Henry attended for the upcoming presidential election and his opinion about presidential candidate Polk's prospects. He wrote about local news involving marriage, illness, and weather and a song he heard at one of the meetings.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, October 27, 1844]

Description: Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore regarding political meetings Henry attended for the upcoming presidential election and his opinion about presidential candidate Polk's prospects. He wrote about local news involving marriage, illness, and weather and a song he heard at one of the meetings.
Date: October 27, 1844
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Painting of Original Fort Worth

Description: Painting of original fort of Fort Worth. Painting was done by Miss Usher, for Florance Peak, wife of the first Dr. Of Fort Worth. (Dr. Carroll Marion Peak) she was also the mother of the first born boy born in the community. She had the painting retouched by Miss Christina McKlean to be gifted to Frank Kent, by Olive Peak and Lily Peak. (Daughter of Dr and his wife) on the eve of Fort Worths Centennial.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

City of Fort Worth Texas Historical Marker

Description: Texas historical marker on the lawn of the Tarrant County Courthouse. The site of the original fort was selected by Major Ripley Arnold and Colonel Johnson. The post was referred to as Fort Worth although it was not formally designated as a fort until several months after it was established. Arnold served under William Jenkins Worth at the Battle of Monterey and his admiration for the general was so great that they decided to name the new post Fort Worth in his honor. The fort was abandoned… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Henderson, C. L.
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Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Log Cabin Village: A History and Guide

Description: Book about the historical Log Cabin Village in Fort Worth, Texas. Includes the histories of the log cabins preserved in the Village, as well as information regarding everyday life in frontier Texas such as cabin construction and milling corn. Contains numerous pictures of log cabins, tools, and furniture from the period.
Date: 1980
Creator: Jordan-Bychkov, Terry G., 1938-2003
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Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Fort Worth's Huge Deal: Unwinding Westside's Twisted Legend

Description: This book discusses Arlington Heights, a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas that was founded in the late 1880s. It includes a history of the area and the development of the neighborhood, broken down by time periods. The preface includes information about the approach and methodology of the authors.
Date: 2010
Creator: Atkinson, Jim & Wood, Judy
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Partner: Private Collection of Judy Wood and Jim Atkinson
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