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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20S9_douglass-and-mcgar-parks_Fort-Worth-TX.html
From the late 1800's, through the 1920's, during a time of Jim Crow segregation, Douglass and McGar Parks served as recreational grounds for African Americans in Fort Worth. In 1895 Thomas Mason, an African-American entrepreneur, with J.D. Johnson…
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/HM1044_the-coliseum_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Until 1908, The Annual Fort Worth Fat Stock Show was held in a variety of locations. As interest increased in the event and its educational and promotional values were realized, livestock exhibitors sought a permanent home for the show. The colise…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1043_early-quarter-horse-shows_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Prior to 1940, Quarter Horses, also called Steeldusts or Billys, did not have an official breed name. However, there were shows where horsemen brought their Quarter Horses to be judged. William Anson of Christoval, TX, sponsored and judged this ty…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103V_thannisch-block-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The eastern portion of this structure was built in 1906-07 by Col. Thomas Marion Thannisch (1853-1935), one of north Fort Worth's early developers. Designed for use as a hotel and office space to serve the Stockyards community and trade, the build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103T_fort-worth-stock-yards-entrance_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Spanning Exchange Avenue, this gateway to the Fort Worth Stock Yards was completed in 1910. Constructed by the Topeka Bridge & Land Co. for the Fort Worth Stock Yards Co., it was a significant feat of concrete work for that era. The columns are 22…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103S_thomas-b-saunders-family_Fort-Worth-TX.html
A native of North Carolina, Thomas Bailey Saunders (1816-1902) migrated to Texas in 1850 and started a cattle ranch near Gonzales. After the Civil War he completed cattle drives to markets in New Orleans and Kansas before settling in Bexar County.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZNH_the-first-bulldogger_Fort-Worth-TX.html
W.M. "Bill" Pickett (1870-1932) originated the rodeo event of Bulldogging, known today as steer wrestling.
Native Texan Pickett developed a unique style of bulldogging, which made him world famous as a Wild West Show and Rodeo Performer. Bill w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIXH_fort-worth-stockyards-horse-and-mule-barns_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The Fort Worth Stock Yard Company's wooden horse and mule barns on this site were destroyed by fire on March 14, 1911, opening day of the Feeders and Breeders show (later Southwestern Exposition & Fat Stock Show). The show opened as planned, with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIXD_fort-worth-stock-yards-company_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The Fort Worth Stock Yards Company was created in 1893, when Boston capitalist Greenlief W. Simpson led a group of investors in purchasing the Fort Worth Union Stock Yards. Under Simpson's leadership, the Company earned the support of the Texas Ca…