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In
approximately 1915, the Fort Worth Police Department adopted the
current badge. The badge is in the shape of a shield with a panther
on top.
The
panther is historically significant, as Fort Worth's nickname is
Panther City. In 1875, the Dallas Herald published an article
by a former Fort Worth lawyer, Robert E. Cowart. Mr. Cowart wrote
that the decimation of Fort Worth's population, caused by the economic
disaster and hard winter of 1873, had dealt a severe blow to the
cattle industry. He further stated that the impact on the cattle
industry, combined with the railroad stopping the laying of track
30 miles outside of Fort Worth, had caused Fort Worth to become
such a drowsy place that he saw a panther asleep in the street by
the courthouse. The nickname Panther City was enthusiastically
embraced when in 1876 Fort Worth recovered economically. Many businesses
and organizations continue to use Panther in their name.
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