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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZFX_flying-machines_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Fort Worth residents got their first sight of flying machines in 1911 when the International Aviators National Tour was lured to town by Amon G. Carter, Sr. That same year the first "air mail" letter was delivered.
During World War I, the U.S.,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAM_the-wild-bunch_Fort-Worth-TX.html
When professional photographer John Swartz snapped this famous photograph of five young men in 1901, he had no idea it would end up on a "wanted" poster. Swartz and his brothers, considered Fort Worth's premier photographers, were unaware that the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAL_amon-g-carter-sr-1879-1955_Fort-Worth-TX.html
From his arrival in Fort Worth in 1905 until his death, Amon Carter was the city's most vigorous booster and champion. At his death, it was said that more than half of the city's workers were employed by businesses Carter helped establish. As the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAI_gamblers-gunfights_Fort-Worth-TX.html
In the 1880s, Fort Worth, "the queen city of the prairies," was home to good hotels, restaurants, theaters, banks, 60 saloons and 9 churches. Patrons dined at the elegant White Elephant Saloon with its 40-foot mahogany bar and climbed the broad ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAH_the-stage-leaves-from-here_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Few images of the American West are more enduring than the stagecoach. On July 18, 1856, the United States mail line brought the first stagecoach to Fort Worth on its way to Fort Belknap. The stagecoach stopped at Steel's Tavern at the present int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAG_plaza-hotel-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
This building was constructed in 1908 as a saloon with "Guest" rooms on the top floors. It belonged to Winfield Scott, one of Fort Worth's most prominent citizens who amassed a small fortune in the cattle business. A popular lodging place for catt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAD_grand-hotels_Fort-Worth-TX.html
In March 1878, the lavish El Paso Hotel opened on this block. The three-storied, gas-lit, first class hotel featured a telephone and billiard room. It quickly became the major gathering place for city leaders, businessmen, visitors, actors and gam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZAC_opera-houses-theaters_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The Adelphi, Fort Worth's first vaudeville theater, opened in 1876 at 3rd & Main but soon closed. Within a month, the "Theatre Comique" occupied the site, attracting audiences to its popular presentations of western-style variety entertainment. Gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPY1_herbert-m-hinckley_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Engineering innovator who designed this dome for 1936 Texas Centennial. Staked reputation on plan (which uses a unique way of connecting radial arches at peak) despite doubts of many experts. Also designed nearby tower, buildings in major cities, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPXZ_southwestern-exposition-and-livestock-show_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company publicist Charles C. French and local cattleman Charles C. McFarland organized the first livestock show in north Fort Worth in 1896. Members of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association (TCRA) participated in the initial …