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Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Fort Worth Zoological Park

 
 
Fort Worth Zoological Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gregory Walker, March 13, 2010
1. Fort Worth Zoological Park Marker
Inscription. The oldest continuous Zoo site in Texas, the Fort Worth Zoological Park has provided its visitors with many recreational and educational opportunities since 1909. The first Zoo in Fort Worth was a small menagerie then located in an old City Park and operated by the newly established Park Board. After a 1909 flood destroyed the animal collection, George Vinnedge, the city's first Park Superintendent, chose this site for a new Zoo. Over the years, the Zoo has experience a steady growth in facilities and additions to its collection, largely due to community support and concern.
 
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2036.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AnimalsMan-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
 
Location. 32° 43.404′ N, 97° 21.388′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Colonial Parkway and Flamingo Drive. Mounted on a stone to right as you walk toward the Zoo entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth TX 76119, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Westbrook Estate (approx. ¼ mile away); Rogers-O'Daniel House (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Raymond C. Morrison (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fairmount-Southside Historic District (approx. 1.1 miles away); Grammer-Pierce House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Margaret Meacham Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ida Saunders Hall (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.
 
Marker on far right of Zoo entrance. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Gregory Walker, March 13, 2010
2. Marker on far right of Zoo entrance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2010, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,519 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Denton, Texas. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2010, by Gregory Walker of La Grange, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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