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is on State Highway 199 sixteen miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth in the
northwest corner of Tarrant County; the town extends partly into Parker County.
The first recorded settlement at the site occurred in 1846, when a young doctor
named James Azle Steward moved into a cabin built by a Dutchman named Rumsfeldt.
Other settlers came and established themselves near the local streams, Ash
Creek, Silver Creek, and Walnut Creek. The first post office opened in 1881, and
the town took the name O'Bar in honor of the man who obtained the postal
service. Soon, however, the name was changed at the request of Steward, who
donated the land for a townsite in order to have the town named Azle. The
community's economy was based on agriculture. Several crops were grown,
including wheat, corn, peanuts, sorghum, and cotton. Watermelons, cantaloupes,
peaches, plums, and pears were also produced. Dairy farming became important in
the early decades of the twentieth century, when local milk products were sold
to creameries in Fort Worth. The population of Azle grew steadily, and by 1920
the census recorded 150 residents. By 1933 State Highway 34 (later State Highway
199) had reached Azle from Fort Worth, greatly improving transportation
capabilities between the town and the city. Also, Eagle Mountain Lake was formed
by a dam on the Trinity River east of Azle. In the late 1930s electricity was
supplied to Azle and the surrounding countryside. The population grew between
1940 and 1960 from 800 to 2,696. It was 5,822 by 1980. After the 1930s
agriculture gradually declined; fields were converted from wheat and corn
production to housing developments. Manufacturing increased, and in 1984 Azle
had twenty-six businesses. In 1985 the population was estimated at more than
7,000. The town's proximity to Fort Worth and its position as the "Gateway to
Eagle Mountain Lake" have made Azle a popular place to live. In 1990 the
population was 8,868. |
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