{"id":172379,"date":"2025-08-24T18:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172379\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T18:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T18:50:11","slug":"timeline-how-fort-worth-grew-from-settlers-to-one-of-nations-largest-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/172379\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: How Fort Worth grew from settlers to one of nation\u2019s largest cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note: This timeline is part of the Report\u2019s special 1 Million & Counting growth series, which will be published on Mondays into October. The reporting will lead to a growth summit Oct. 23 at the downtown Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus.<\/p>\n

Bob Francis is business editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at\u00a0bob.francis@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Education editor Jacob Sanchez contributed.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobert Francis is a Fort Worth native and journalist who has extensive experience covering business and technology locally,
\nnationally and internationally. He is also a former president of the local Society…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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