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'''Fort Worth''' Texas bills itself as the "City where the West Begins". With a population of 653,000, it forms part of a single metropolitan area with the neighboring city of [[Dallas]]. The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area reached 6,145,000 population in 2007 and ranks #6 in size in the U.S. [[File:Ft-Worth-Tx-1909.jpg|thumb|300px|The railroad station in 1909, with horse-drawn hacks (taxicabs) lined up]]
'''Fort Worth''' is a city in [[Texas]]. With a population of 653,000, it forms part of a single metropolitan area with the neighboring city of [[Dallas]]. The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area reached 6,145,000 population in 2007 and ranks #6 in size in the U.S.
It is best known for its western heritage (it bills itself as the "City where the West Begins" and is known for its historic Stockyard District) and its culture (the '''Kimbell Art Museum''' owns '''The Torment of Saint Anthony''', commonly attributed to be [[Michelangelo]]'s first ever painting, done when he was only 12).
[[File:Ft-Worth-Tx-1909.jpg|thumb|300px|The railroad station in 1909, with horse-drawn hacks (taxicabs) lined up]]
==History==
==History==
The town was founded in 1849 in conjunction with an Army installation. It declined during the Civil War to just another small settlement clinging to the edges of the Texas frontier. Local lore has constructed a legendary version of Fort Worth as an isolated frontier outpost complete with rugged dragoons, land barons, hostile Indians, and famous visitors. In reality, new civic-minded settlers and promotion people envisioned Fort Worth's potential and made a concerted effort to improve things. Finally in 1876 a railroad rescued the town from oblivion. By 1900 it was a flourishing West Texas marketing and trade center.
The town was founded in 1849 in conjunction with an Army installation. It declined during the Civil War to just another small settlement clinging to the edges of the Texas frontier. Local lore has constructed a legendary version of Fort Worth as an isolated frontier outpost complete with rugged dragoons, land barons, hostile Indians, and famous visitors. In reality, new civic-minded settlers and promotion people envisioned Fort Worth's potential and made a concerted effort to improve things. Finally in 1876 a railroad rescued the town from oblivion. By 1900 it was a flourishing West Texas marketing and trade center.