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

The Site of Camp Worth

 
 
The Site of Camp Worth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 20, 2010
1. The Site of Camp Worth Marker
Inscription. This stone marks the site of Camp Worth, a United States Military Post named in Honor of General William J. Worth and Commanded by Major Ripley A. Arnold 1849-1853. The camp protected the frontier against Indians, and was the beginning of the City of Fort Worth.
 
Erected 1921 by Mary Isham Keith Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 32° 45.446′ N, 97° 20.062′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Sundance Square. Marker is at the intersection of West Belknap Street (State Highway 347 Spur) and North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West Belknap Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 W Belknap St, Fort Worth TX 76102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Worth (here, next to this marker); Site of the First Masonic Hall in Fort Worth (here, next to this marker); Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Leonard Brothers Department Store
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Fort Worth Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); First School (within shouting distance of this marker); 1784 Tarrant County 1815 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tarrant County Courthouse (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.
 
The Site of Camp Worth Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Benchmark Blasterz
2. The Site of Camp Worth Marker Reverse
The reverse of the marker includes the DAR Golden Wheel Medallion. Erected by Mary Isham Keith Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1921
The Site of Camp Worth Marker and Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Denise Boose, May 20, 2010
3. The Site of Camp Worth Marker and Tarrant County Criminal Courts Building
Camp Worth Marker Unveiled image. Click for full size.
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4. Camp Worth Marker Unveiled
Marker Erected By Mary Isham Keith Chapter (DAR), Unveiled and Presented to The City of Fort Worth, December, 28, 1921.

“Upon this tablet is carved a typical scene of the frontier days when Indians, prairie schooners and cowboys were common around the section now covered by Fort Worth. Broad prairie is shown in the view.”
From Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine Vol. LVII, No. 2, February 1923, Page 107.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,000 times since then and 85 times this year. Last updated on May 13, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1. submitted on February 17, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   2. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas.   3. submitted on February 17, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.   4. submitted on April 10, 2021, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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