Interesting Visits and Facts by keeweechic
John F. Kennedy is one of many presidents to have visited Ft Worth. He had his last dinner here, and spent his last night at what is now the Radison Hotel (downtown). Lee Harvey Oswald attended school in Ft Worth, at Clayton Public School, Arlington Heights Elementary, Ridglea West Elementary and Arlington Heights High School . There is also the possibility that attended Stripling Junior High. And of course, he is buried in Ft Worth at Rose Hill Memorial Burial Park, 7301 East Lancaster Ave, Ft Worth Texas.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid visited Ft Worth to relax at Mary Porter's brothel (since closed). Ft Worth is also where they met Etta Place, who joined them for their Bolivian trip.
Bonnie and Clyde stayed at the Stockyards Hotel when they visited Ft Worth.
"Squeaky" Fromme is rumoured to be currently residing in the Women's Federal Prison Hospital in Ft Worth. ?Squeaky? or Lynnette, attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford (September 5, 1975). She was found guilty of attempted murder (November 26, 1975) and sentenced to life in prison (December 17, 1975)
Moon-walking Astronaut Alan L. Bean and Singer John Denver also attended Arlington Heights High School .
Theodore Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to visit Ft Worth. On April 8, 1905 T.R. arrived to go wolf hunting with Burk Burnett, W.T. Waggoner, and Commanche Chief Quanah Parker. Quanah Parker was the last Chief of the Commanches and never lost a battle to the white man. His was the last tribe in the Staked Plains to come into the reservation system.
(Initial info taken from http://www.webpages4u.com/ftworth/notable.htm and elaborated on by writer)
