Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ripley Allen Arnold

(1817-1853)

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, August 27, 2025

1. Ripley Allen Arnold Marker

Inscription. Ripley Allen Arnold, U.S. Army officer was appointed to West Point in 1834 Arnold was brevetted major in 1846 for his role in the Mexican-American Wer. He served under General William Jenkins Worth through the battle of Monterrey. He was given command of Company F of the Second Dragoons is after the Mexican-American War and ordered to the Northem frontier of Texas to establish a military post "at or near the confluence of the West and the Clear Forks of the Trinity River" in May of 1849. On June 6, 1849 he established a military post on the Trinity River and named it Fort Worth after Generel Worth.

Major Arnold was shot and killed at Fort Graham, a military post 60 miles south of Fort Worth, on September 6, 1853. In 1855 Col. MFT, Johnson brought the major's remains to Fort Worth to be reburied near his two children at Pioneers Rest Cemetery in Fort Worth's first Masonie buriail ceremony.

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(Photo #1) Emblem that was pictured on the buttons of a Major's Dragoon uniform.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1849.

Location. 32° 45.524′ N, 97° 20.241′ W.

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Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on North Taylor Street 0.2 miles north of W Belknap Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in front of the Ripley Arnold Statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 777 N Taylor St, Fort Worth TX 76102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Fort (a few steps from this marker); Founding Fort Worth (a few steps from this marker); First School (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Fort Worth Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steel's Tavern Oaks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Paddock Viaduct (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the First Masonic Hall in Fort Worth

Ripley Allen Arnold Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, August 27, 2025

2. Ripley Allen Arnold Statue and Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Also see . . . https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/arnold-ripley-allen. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Ripley Allen Arnold, United States Army officer, the son of Willis Arnold, was born at Pearlington, near Bay St. Louis, in Hancock County, Mississippi, on January 17, 1817, and was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1834. He was said to have been a talented song writer whose compositions were popular at the academy. He reportedly fought a duel at an infamous drinking establishment, Benny Haven's, while still a cadet. He graduated thirty-third in his class and was assigned to duty as a second lieutenant of the First Dragoons in Florida on July 1, 1838. On February 1, 1839, he was promoted to first lieutenant. He and Catherine Bryant eloped on her fourteenth birthday (August 26, 1839) and were married in Pass Christian, Mississippi. They had five children.

(Submitted on October 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on February 20, 2026, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 2, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.