Stop Six is a neighborhood in south-east Fort Worth, Texas ( USA). Stop Six, a mostly African-American neighborhood, is known for its state championship high school basketball team, Dunbar High, in 1993, 2003, and 2006. The neighborhood's name comes from the fact that it was once the sixth stop without an otherwise identifying landmark on the Northern Texas Traction Co. Interurban electric streetcar system that ran between

Fort Worth Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

and Dallas.

Education

Stop Six is part of the Fort Worth ISD and has several public schools. The district operates Dunbar High School, two middle schools, five elementary schools, and one alternative school. Stop Six's

Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Stop Six, Fort Worth, Texas. It is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District. In 2003 PBS released a documentary called ''A Tale of Two Schools'' which features the ...

was featured in the 2002 PBS documentary ''

A Tale of Two Schools ''A Tale of Two Schools'' is a documentary program produced by PBS. An hour in length, it is a part of the "Reading Rockets" series by WETA-TV. Noel Gunther and Christian Lindstrom are the producers, and Morgan Freeman is the narrator. It was first ...

''.

Government and infrastructure

The JPS Health Center Stop Six - Walter B. Barbour of the

JPS Health Network The Tarrant County Hospital District (TCHD) does business as the JPS Health Network. It is the taxpayer-supported hospital district of Tarrant County, Texas. Its headquarters are in the John Peter Smith Hospital at 1500 South Main Street, Fort ...

(Tarrant County Hospital District) is in Stop Six. It includes behavioral and dental services.JPS Dental Centers."

. Retrieved on October 25, 2012.

Notable residents

Elmo Henderson Elmo Henderson (born April 8, 1935) is an American former boxer from Texas. Despite his dubious claim of a 1972 win against Muhammad Ali in an exhibition match in San Antonio, Texas, he did not become particularly well known in the boxing commun ...

(boxer)The shot not heard round the world: the way Elmo Henderson tells it, his entire life can be boiled down to a single moment in 1972, when he stepped into the ring in San Antonio and knocked out the greatest fighter on the planet. But honestly, that's just where his story begins."
'' Texas Monthly''. December 1, 2004. Retrieved on April 5, 2011.' Texas Monthly''. * Robert Hughes (Coach) Boy's High School Basketball's all-time winningest coach. Hughes led the "Flyin' Wildcats" of Dunbar High School to 30 district titles, 13 state finals appearances, and 3 state championships ('93,'03,'06) during his 32 years ('73-'05) at the school. Hughes was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. He retired with a record of 1,333-262. *

Mike Byars Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and document ...

(Filmmaker) Once a budding basketball star for Dunbar High School, Byars found worldwide recognition with his debut film "5700 Ramey Ave" A story about legendary basketball coach Robert Hughes who coached him (Byars) at Dunbar. The film's title is the school's address.

References

External links

Fort Worth Government Stop Six WebsiteStop Six Heritage Center at Dunbar 6th

Old school focus of Stop Six effort
" '' Fort Worth Star-Telegram''. *
Stop Six: A Brief History of a Fort Worth Community
" '' Texas Christian University Magazine''. Spring 2016. * {{Fort Worth, Texas Neighborhoods in Fort Worth, Texas

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