Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
“The Will Rogers Memorial Center (WRMC) is a 120-acre (0.49 km2) American public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas. It is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers.”
Wikipedia article Will Rogers Memorial Center, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Tarrant County · listed in 2016 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 544 fires within 5 miles of Will Rogers Memorial Center between 2005 and 2020, burning about 134 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 485 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OAKHURST SCENIC |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FARNSWORTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500 |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH FREEWAY |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT FREEWAY |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COLD SPRINGS |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NE 23RD |
| 6 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | SHERMAN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Will Rogers Memorial Center: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Portland Inc Ft Worth Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fort Worth, the town this property stands in, in 37 storm reports between 1993 and 1995: 21 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. The reports record 109 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | 109 hurt | At Trinity Park, just west of downtown Fort Worth, an outdoor festival, called Mayfest, was in progress. Over 10,000 people were caught in the open with little shelter by hail up to softball-size. One hundred nine people were treated for injuries at hospitals, four people were in critical condition. Many injuries occurred as parents covered their children with their bodies to protect them from the hail. |
| April 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Fort Worth | $4,000,000 | The tornado track was approximately five miles long from the Texas Christian University campus to 1.5 miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth. At least six vehicles were overturned, major damage was sustained by an apartment complex, and significant damage occurred to roofs. Power lines, telephone and power poles, and a large number of trees were blown down by high winds. |
| November 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Fort Worth | $500,000 | A brief tornado produced intermittent damage along a 1.2 mile path in southwest Fort Worth between 600 and 630 am. Large tree limbs were broken, numerous wood fences were blown down and a school had major damage to a composition roof. Total damage was $60-70,000. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $50,000 | A downburst 5.5 miles northeast of the track of the first storm between 600 and 630 am peeled off a large section of a house roof and carried it 100 yards. Minor damage occurred to surrounding homes. Total damage was $10-20,000. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $10,000 | Large tree limbs and signs were blown down in South Fort Worth. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | High winds damaged the roof of a business in east Fort Worth. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | Signs and power line poles were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and did some roof damage in Edgecliff Village. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $5,000 | Strong winds blew power lines down in southwestern Fort Worth. |
| November 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Fort Worth | $5,000 | Downburst winds downed trees and power lines. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Considerable damage was sustained to buildings in the downtown area. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Half dollar-size hail was reported at the National Weather Service Office in north Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Baseball-size hail was reported in east Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Grapefruit-size hail was reported at Television Station KXAS in southeast Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | The wind gusted to 75 miles an hour at Television Station KXAS in southeast Fort Worth. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | Winds gusted to 80 mph just east of downtown Fort Worth. |
| April 1995 | Hail | West Fort Worth | - | A fence was blown down by high winds. |
| April 1995 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | A fence was blown down by high winds. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | A GM parts plant at I-35 and Everman Parkway had $20 million damage done to a collapsed roof and blown in wall. In the same area Morgan Spa reported major damage, and an RV park just north of Morgan Spa had 15 to 20 RV's blown from west to east and stacked up against a cyclone fence. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | A wall was blown in at the GE warehouse in south Fort Worth. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Baseball-size hail was reported just west of downtown Fort Worth. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | A mobile home was blown off a trailer on Interstate 35 one mile north of the Highway 287 turnoff. |
| April 1994 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | Two-inch diameter hail was reported at the intersection of Loop 820 and McCart. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Baseball-size hail fell in east Fort Worth. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Quarter-size hail fell in south Forth Worth, four miles southwest of Edgecliff Village. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in southeast Fort Worth. |
| April 1994 | Hail | West Fort Worth | - | Golf ball-size hail occurred in west Fort Worth at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Loop 820. Lake Worth,28,2350CST,,,0,0,0,0,Hail (0.75) |
| April 1994 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | Quarter-size hail fell in downtown Fort Worth. |
| April 1994 | Hail | North Fort Worth | - | Hail nickel- to quarter-size fell at WSFO Fort Worth, at the intersection of North Beach Street and Loop 820. |
| October 1993 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | Blair Street was reported as flooded. |
| October 1993 | Hail | West Fort Worth | - | Power lines and tree limbs blown down by high winds. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | South Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fort Worth | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Inc. Texas Garden Clubs Headquarters | 0.4 miles | 2011 |
 | Van Zandt Cottage | 0.4 miles | 2012 |
 | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | 0.6 miles | 2009 |
 | Dr. Arvel and Faye Ponton House | 1.2 miles | 2006 |
 | Eighth Avenue Historic District | 1.3 miles | 2006 |
 | Pollock-Capps House | 1.4 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 16000122 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tarrant County | All 128 listed properties in this county. |
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