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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RMB_raymond-c-morrison_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Raymond C. Morrison was born on Sep. 13, 1900 in Alworth, Illinois, to Phillip Huntley and Edith Adella (Cleveland) Morrison. On Jun. 9, 1924, he graduated from the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. Morrison married Helen …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RG7_arlington-downs-racetrack-and-fountain_Arlington-TX.html
In 1929, William Thomas Waggoner (1852-1934), Texas pioneer, oilman, cattle baron, thoroughbred horse enthusiast, and philanthropist built the $2 million Arlington Downs Racetrack. Arlington's first major recreation venue. E. Paul and Guy, Waggone…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RG5_site-of-arlington-downs-racetrack_Arlington-TX.html
Wealthy rancher and oilman W.T. Waggoner (1852-1934) developed a stable of fine Thoroughbreds and quarter horses at his ranch here in the 1920s. At this site he built Arlington Downs, a one-and-one quarter mile race track with a 6,000-seat grandst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RAF_carver-dixon-king_Arlington-TX.html
Born on May 18, 1843 in Tennessee, C.D. "Uncle Dutch" King was an early leader in Arlington. He moved to Texas in 1873 and became Arlington's first mayor shortly after the town was established in 1876; he again served as mayor from 1899-1900. King…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QKQ_tarrant-county-war-memorial-spirit-of-the-american-doughboy_Fort-Worth-TX.html
(South Face) This memorial is dedicated to the honor of Tarrant County citizens who served their country during World War I World War II The Korean War The Vietnam War The Persian Gulf War May 25, 1980 (North Face) This statue …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QKP_mount-olivet-cemetery_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Encompassing almost 130 acres, the Mount Olivet Cemetery was founded in 1907 by Flavious G. McPeak (1858-1933) and his wife, Johnnie Clara Lester McPeak (1858-1936), who arrived in Fort Worth in 1894 from Tennessee. The land on which the cemetery …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QC5_alexander-dobkins-family-cemetery_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Pioneer area settlers Alexander Dobkins (1815-1869) and his wife Mary (1818-1880) migrated to Texas from Tennessee in 1852. Ordained as a minister in the nearby Bear Creek Baptist Church, Alexander also served as postmaster for the local community…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PD9_fort-worth-belt-railway_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Beginning in 1904, the Belt Railway serviced the Fort Worth Stock Yards. The arrival of the railroad in Fort Worth in 1876 moved the cow town from a regional economic player to a national force. The Stockyards Corporation, chartered in 1895, creat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKQ_land-title-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Pioneer architects Haggart and Sanguinet designed this brick sandstone and cast iron building with rounded arched windows and other ornate details. It featured the first known stone carving in Fort Worth, the figure of an owl, and displayed the in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKP_flatiron-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Known in the early 1900s as the tallest building in north Texas. Erected 1907 for the renowned Dr. Bacon Saunders, Dean of City Medical College; Chief Surgeon, Nine Railroads; acclaimed as a pioneer of medicine in Texas. Designed by firm of San…
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