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Fort Worth is in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas. With a population of over 800,000, it is Texas' 5th largest city. It is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, which has a population exceeding 7 million. Sometimes referred to as Cowtown, it is by far closer to its cowboy roots than neighboring Dallas. Fort Worth grew from a military camp established at the close of the Mexican War by Gen. Winfield Scott. The camp was named for Gen. William Jenkins Worth who fought in the war. Forty-two men of Company F, 2nd Dragoons, established the camp on 6 June 1849 on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. The Fort Worth to Yuma, Arizona, stage line was established in 1850. The city became the seat of Tarrant County in 1860. After the Civil War, it became a major shipping and supply depot for cattlemen along the legendary Chisholm Trail, the dusty path on which millions of cattle were driven north to market. Today, Fort Worth still embraces its Western heritage and traditional architecture and design. Fort Worth's downtown is also known as "Hell's Half Acre" because of the shootouts in the historic area where the saloons and hotels once were located.

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