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Plenty of Fort Worth history to save

The Three Sisters vintage railroad bridges near Samuels Ave. and the west fork of the Trinity River. Three locations in Fort Worth, Monday, May 2, 2016, are on Historic Fort Worth's 2016 Most Endangered Places list.
The Three Sisters vintage railroad bridges near Samuels Ave. and the west fork of the Trinity River. Three locations in Fort Worth, Monday, May 2, 2016, are on Historic Fort Worth's 2016 Most Endangered Places list.

Historic Fort Worth, Inc. released the 2016 inclusions on the Fort Worth Endangered Places list Tuesday.

The Three Sisters Bridges, the Fort Worth Masonic Temple and the Wayside Church of God in Christ were added to the nonprofit’s list of historical, yet neglected, places that could be in jeopardy.

Though the bridges and the temple are new to the list, Wayside has appeared four times since 2004.

The list is meant as an education tool, John Roberts, the organization's chairman told the Star-Telegram, and it helps raise awareness of these historical sites.

The Stockyards were included for the second time in 2015, but they’re now marked as “saved or designated.”

With all the attention the Stockyards area has received when it comes to the need for preservation, one would hope other sites are not neglected because of it.

Other historical sites in Fort Worth need attention, too.

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 6:05 PM with the headline "Plenty of Fort Worth history to save."

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