Ten forts were planned between Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande River and the Trinity River, though only seven were built, including Forts Graham, Duncan and Lincoln.
In the spring of 1849, as William Worth's career continued to ascend, San Antonio was struck by a deadly cholera epidemic. Worth contracted the disease and died at the age of 55. General William Harney then ordered the last fort , near the Trinity River, be named in honor of the fallen hero, Fort Worth.
Worth was later buried in a tomb in what is now Worth Square in New York City, where a street is also named for him.
Several other cities and counties across the nation are also named for him. Lake Worth, a small suburb next to Fort Worth, Texas, is also named for the general. It now has a population of 5,000.
William Worth's most famous namesake, Fort Worth, is now the fifth largest city in Texas with more than 900,000 residents.
--Brock-Perry
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