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WEATHERFORD RETAIL LOCATIONS
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A Little About Weatherford
"Cutting Horse Capital of the World"
Weatherford, named for Isaac Parker, is thirty miles west of Fort Worth and is the county seat of Parker county.
Kiowa's and Comanche's controlled the area in the late 1840s, when settlers of European descent began moving into the region on trails along the Brazos that had previously been established by the Indians. Immigration to the area was encouraged during the early 1850s by an outbreak of malaria in Tarrant, Denton, and Collin counties and by the establishment of the Butterfield Overland Mail route in 1855 and by 1858 the town had a new two-story brick courthouse surrounded by a handful of cabins and tents. The new settlers were often harassed by Indian raids. In 1858 the county's first newspaper, the Frontier News , began publication and in 1860 another newspaper, the Whiteman, moved to Weatherford. This newspaper, published by John Robert Baylor and J. Hamner, was dedicated to the frontier and its defense against Indians, abolitionists and horse thieves. That same year 4,213 people, including 222 slaves, were living in the county. The agricultural census counted 397 farms and ranches of three acres or larger in the county that year, as well as more than 14,000 cattle and about 4,000 sheep.
During the War of Southern Rebellion, many young men from Parker County enlisted in Parsons's Brigade. Nine companies of eighty men each left the county to serve the Confederate cause during the war. Their absence contributed to population decline and disrupted the county economy and society. Since most of the men under forty-five had left to fight in the war, fears of Indian raids increased. In an effort to protect residents, a police force was appointed to patrol Weatherford and many ranchers moved their families to more secure lodging in the county seat. By the end of the war many properties were in disrepair and much of the area's livestock was scattered. Parker County's recovery from the war was slow because of Carpetbaggers, Scalawags and continued Indian attacks.
Today Weatherford is a modern community with plenty of history, Cowboys & Ranchers great peaches (The Famous Parker County Peach!), Festivals and many fun shopping stops.
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Cell Phone: 817-929-4861 Local Phone: 817-860-4600 Local Fax: 817-860-4601 Toll Free Phone: 1-866-559-4600 Fax: 817-860-4601 Toll Free Fax: 1-866-599-4601 E-Mail: jrnance@caddylakgraffix.com Web Site: www.caddylakgraffix.com Office Address: 600 West Park Row, Suite A, Arlington, Texas 76010
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Last Update: Friday July 27, 2007 1:10 P.M.
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