Fort Worth Land Company Stock Certificate historic-texas-map-prints Another was the Liberty Cap

Another was the Liberty Cap

Ships were sailing from – and in between – various Texas ports connected to New Orleans and then onwards to the east coast

England followed in 1842

when Fannin's men received word of the official declaration of independence of Texas

Records available to the congress were fragmentary

Fort Worth Land Company Stock Certificate historic-texas-map-prints Another was the Liberty CapThe arrival of the railroad in 1876 changed Fort Worth from a way point along the cattle trail to the goal of the drives. Fort Worth soon became the heart of the states rich ranching industry. In the years that followed, oil brought new wealth to the growing city on the plains. By the end of the 19th century, the city was booming and one of the largest most successful towns in Texas.