Historic Illustration of the Military Plaza at San Antonio, Texas featured-selections Fort Worth businessmen also believed

Fort Worth businessmen also believed the Fort Worth and Rio Grande would strengthen the local economy by bringing foreign trade

and in 1839 the Texans commissioned six fine new ships

a natural barrier that would protect the Dallas area from roving bands of Comanche

who reported that the entire area

including Texas

Historic Illustration of the Military Plaza at San Antonio, Texas featured-selections Fort Worth businessmen also believedThis engraved and hand colored illustration accompanied Emory's official 1857 survey of the United States and Mexican Boundary. William Hemsley Emory was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer in the 19th century.