Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Fort Worth Belt Railway
Photographed by QuesterMark, November 14, 2015
1. Fort Worth Belt Railway Texas Historical Marker
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, created a belt railway system to handle the movement of livestock and supplies into the yards and finished products out to the national market. As road traffic grew in the mid-1920s, the Belt's role began to diminish. By 1978, the Texas & Pacific and the Missouri Pacific railroads gained full control of the Belt. In 1988, the Fort Worth and Western Railroad purchased what was left of the Belt. The remaining two miles of line are now used as an access route by an excursion train to the National Historic District.
Marker is property of the State of Texas
Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17927.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 32° 47.34′ N, 97° 20.679′ W. Marker was in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It was at the intersection of East Exchange Avenue and Packer Street, on the left when traveling east on East Exchange Avenue. The marker stands at the southwest corner of the northeast Stockyards parking lot. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Fort Worth TX 76164, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Armour & Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Armour and Swift Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Swift & Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Niles City (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Worth Livestock Exchange (about 600 feet away); Quanah Parker (about 600 feet away); The Fort Worth Stock Yards Company (about 700 feet away); Woody-Kutch Livestock Commission Company (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Worth Stockyards Hog and Sheep Markets (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. The dedication ceremony for this marker was held at 9:30 AM on November 14, 2015.
Photographed by QuesterMark, November 14, 2015
2. Fort Worth Belt Railway Marker in context
circa 1910
3. Swift & Co., Plant, Fort Worth, Texas.
This photograph shows the Swift Plant, with a bit of the Belt Railway in the foreground, and was taken from the marker site, or more precisely, from the rooftop of the shed just behind the marker shown in Photo 2.
Photographed by QuesterMark, July 14, 2022
4. Fort Worth Belt Railway Marker - Broken/Missing
The marker has been broken off the post.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2015, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2015, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. 3. submitted on November 17, 2015. 4. submitted on July 15, 2022, by QuesterMark of Fort Worth, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
