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Establishment of Camp Worth
- When
- June 6, 1849
- Where
- Bank of the Trinity River
- Part of
- Fort Worth, Texas is founded
Captain Arnold established a camp on the Trinity River bank in June 1849, naming it Camp Worth in honor of the late General Worth.
On June 6, 1849, Captain Arnold, advised by Middleton Tate Johnson, established a camp on the bank of the Trinity River. The post was named Camp Worth in honor of the late General William Jenkins Worth, who had died earlier that year.
Sources
- Fort Worth, Texas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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