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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fort Worth, Texas
Location of Fort Worth, Texas
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| On Main Street at W 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. |
| | 'On October 22, 1959, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., pastor, civil rights leader and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) made his only visit to Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Vada Phillips Felder, local educator, . . . — — Map (db m129136) HM |
| On Main Street north of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52279) HM |
| On West Weatherford Street (State Highway 347 Spur) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on West Weatherford Street. |
| | Born 1796, died at Fort Belknap 1858. Veteran of War of 1812, active in Battle of New Orleans. Veteran of Texas War of Independence 1836, Commander of Ranger Forces of Northwest Frontier 1837. Representative from Red River District in Congress of . . . — — Map (db m52516) HM |
| On Jones Street at 9th Street on Jones Street. |
| | The first African-American residents of Fort Worth were slaves who received the delayed news of their emancipation on June 19, 1865. Those who remained in the area began to build a community on the city’s east side. A blacksmith shop operated by . . . — — Map (db m52500) HM |
| On West 7th Street at Taylor Street, on the left when traveling east on West 7th Street. |
| | Born in Wise County, Texas, on December 11, 1879, Amon Giles Carter left home at an early age and worked at a variety of odd jobs around the country before his arrival in Fort Worth in 1905. Carter became the advertising manager of the “Fort . . . — — Map (db m52831) HM |
| On Main Street north of East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52283) HM |
| On Packers Avenue at Nile City Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Packers Avenue. |
| | In 1901, local business leaders G.W. Simpson and L.V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co., one of the nation’s four largest meatpacking firms, to encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered . . . — — Map (db m56976) HM |
| On Packers Avenue at Nile City Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Packers Avenue. |
| | Designated as a state archeological landmark in 1987. This plaza honors the meatpacking industry, which helped make Fort Worth the livestock center of the southwest.
In 1901, both meatpackers signed identical contracts with the Fort Worth Stock . . . — — Map (db m56978) HM |
| Near Main Street at East 5th Street (Texas Highway 280), on the right when traveling north. |
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The first Art Deco skyscraper in Fort Worth, the Blackstone Hotel was erected in 1929 for wealthy cattleman C. A. “Gus” O'Keefe, who named it after a visit to the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The St. Louis architectural firm of . . . — — Map (db m52781) HM |
| On Camp Bowie Boulevard near Thomas Place, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1917-18, this roadway was the main artery through Camp Bowie, a World War I training center. Narrow strips of asphalt paving flanked streetcar tracks that ran the length of the avenue, then called Arlington Heights Boulevard. After the war, . . . — — Map (db m30025) HM |
| On Camp Bowie Boulevard at Thomas Place, on the right when traveling west on Camp Bowie Boulevard. |
| | Headquarters, 36th Division, United States Army, 1917-1919. Established to train Texas National Guard and Oklahoma National Guard, after the U.S. entered World War I, April 1917. Named for James Bowie (1795-1836), one of the commanders who died at . . . — — Map (db m28979) HM |
| Near Jones Street at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Car 25 is one of four electric motorcars ordered by the Northern Texas Traction Company (NTTC) in 1913. The cars were manufactured by the St. Louis Car Company. These cars served on the interurban lines between Ft. Worth and Dallas and occasionally . . . — — Map (db m53427) HM |
| On Winthrop Avenue near Curzon Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | A. C. (Clayton) Luther (1896-1982), a Tennessee native, began to develop the area in the early 1930s with residential and commercial buildings. In the 1940s, he began construction of the Luther Apartments on Highland Street. The apartments were . . . — — Map (db m79049) HM |
| On Main Street at 8th Street on Main Street. |
| | Native Americans hunted bison on the plains of North Texas in the 1800s. They traded freely with settlers, but conflicts did occur. Some tribal villages were attacked and some settlers’ homesteads were raided and captives taken.
In January . . . — — Map (db m52491) HM |
| On Calhoun Street at NE 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on Calhoun Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m107003) HM |
| On East Exchange Ave east of Rodeo Plaza, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 type . . . — — Map (db m53425) HM |
| On Penn Street south of West 13th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Designed by Howard Messer, this Victorian house was built in 1899 for Sarah C. Ball (1825-1904), widow of Galveston banker George Ball. William H. Eddleman (1850-1932), a local banker, bought the home in 1904 and in 1921 gave it to his daughter . . . — — Map (db m53418) HM |
| On West Allen Avenue at Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on West Allen Avenue. |
| | The Fairmount-Southside Historic District is a predominately residential area in the center of Fort Worth's Historic Southside. Located approximately two miles south of present-day downtown, the district is comprised of 22 separate additions . . . — — Map (db m104863) HM |
| On Throckmorton Street at West 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Throckmorton Street. |
| | City’s pioneer congregation, organized by the Rev. A.M. Dean, who with hymn book and revolver came in 1855 to the riotous six-year-old hamlet on the Trinity. He held services (at present Belknap and Houston Streets) in a log house built for Post . . . — — Map (db m52834) HM |
| On East 4th Street at Grove Street, on the left when traveling west on East 4th Street. |
| | Initially a wood frame structure constructed in 1874, this “Fourth Street Church” was completed in 1887 of brick and limestone. Admired by many, the building was chronicled as “A very imposing structure in the Town of Fort Worth, . . . — — Map (db m53217) HM |
| Near North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287) near West Belknap Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Site of the first school established
by John Peter Smith
Classes held in
abandoned Fort Hospital
in this block — — Map (db m52517) HM |
| On West 9th Street at Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling east on West 9th Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m88117) HM |
| On Main Street at 7th Street on Main Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52489) HM |
| On East Weatherford at North Grove Street, on the right when traveling east on East Weatherford. |
| | Completed in 1930, this building was constructed to serve as the headquarters of the Texas State Teachers Association. Noted Fort Worth architect Wiley G. Clarkson designed the structure, which features Renaissance Revival styling. In 1949 the . . . — — Map (db m126301) HM |
| On West Belknap Street (State Highway 347 Spur) at North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West Belknap Street. |
| | Founded June 6, 1849, as frontier post of Co. F, 2nd Dragoons, 8th Dept., U.S. Army. The commander, Maj. Ripley Arnold, named camp for his former superior officer, Maj. Gen. William Jenkins Worth. In 4 years of operations, the post had but one . . . — — Map (db m52714) HM |
| On East Belknap Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west on East Belknap Street. |
| | On June 6, 1849, Major Ripley Arnold and Company F of the Second Dragoons established a military post on this site. Arnold named the post Fort Worth to honor Major General William Jenkins Worth, Commander of the Department of Texas. Worth died of . . . — — Map (db m121955) HM |
| On East Exchange Avenue at Packer Street, on the left when traveling east on East Exchange Avenue. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m90588) HM |
| On West 9th Street at Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West 9th Street. |
| | Seeking funds for a public library, local women asked the philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, to donate "the price of a good cigar." He gave $50,000. With that and substantial local gifts, including land donated by Mrs. Sarah J. Jennings, the first . . . — — Map (db m88120) HM |
| On E. Exchange Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Headquarters, one of the greatest cattle markets in the world.
In late 1860s Fort Worth was stop on cattle trails. Market for West Texas organized 1870s. First trader, T.B. Saunders, Sr., soon was joined by others.
First small packing houses . . . — — Map (db m28359) HM |
| On West Lancaster Avenue at Jennings Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Lancaster Avenue. |
| | The Fort Worth Post Office was established in 1856 with pioneer settler Julian Field serving as Postmaster. The central offices were moved here in 1933 when this building was completed. Designed by the Fort Worth firm of Wyatt C. Hedrick, it . . . — — Map (db m52509) HM |
| On E. Exchange Street, on the left when traveling east on E. Exchange Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m28435) HM |
| On East Exchange Avenue east of North Main Street (U.S. 287), on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m53414) HM |
| On E. Exchange Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m28440) HM |
| Near Colonial Parkway at Flamingo Drive. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m29890) HM |
| On Carroll Street at Mercedes Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Carroll Street. |
| | In December 1903, the Wright Brothers achieved powered flight, but by 1910, most people still had not see an airplane. In October 1910, John Moisant of Chicago formed a touring aerial demonstration team known as the Moisant International Aviators. A . . . — — Map (db m71262) HM |
| On West 2nd Street at Houston Street (U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West 2nd Street. |
| | On this site in September 1881 Fort Worth's first telephone exchange was founded by Southwest Telegraph and Telephone Company. It initially served 40 customers and employed three local employees. One hundred years later telephone service is supplied . . . — — Map (db m53209) HM |
| On North Taylor Street north of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Major General William J. Worth was the commanding officer of the eighth military district including Texas and Mexico. His responsibility was to maintain peace between settlers and the plains Indians. His plan was to establish a new post on the . . . — — Map (db m96405) HM |
| On Main Street south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52280) HM |
| | William Jenkins Worth, a native of Hudson, New York, was severely wounded at Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812. In 1820 he became instructor of infantry tactic and soldierly discipline at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was . . . — — Map (db m52501) HM |
| On College Avenue south of Lilac Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This California style Craftsman bungalow was built in 1915 by A.H. Richter and his wife, Violet (Murdock) Richter, in what is now the Fairmount Historic District. It was purchased in 1917 by Mrs. N.E. Grammer, widow of Nathaniel Grammer. Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m94541) HM |
| On Main Street north of East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52275) HM |
| Near Grove Street at East 6th Street (Texas Highway 280), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Organized in 1880, this fraternal organization was an active force in Fort Worth's black community during the early years of the twentieth century. Associated with a national order that had been chartered in 1843, the local lodge supported seminars . . . — — Map (db m53419) HM |
| On Meadowbrook Drive 0.2 miles south of Meadowbrook Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. |
| | When first used, this one-acre cemetery belonged to Tarrant County pioneer D.C. Harrison. The earliest known grave is that of Mary E. Harrison (1864-71). Several early settlers used this site, including R.A. Randol (1850-1922), the operator of . . . — — Map (db m76641) HM |
| On Houston Street (Business U.S. 287) south of 12th Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | A notorious red light district known as Hell's Half Acre developed in this section of Fort Worth after the arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1876 launched a local economic boom. Fort Worth was soon the favorite destination for hundreds of . . . — — Map (db m52502) HM |
| | 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, . . . — — Map (db m38758) HM |
| Near John T White Road at Williams Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Rev. W. Marion Isham (1831-1904) and his family came to Tarrant County from Georgia about 1870. Soon after arriving in the area Isham donated a one-acre plot of land to be used for a community cemetery. The oldest remaining legible grave marker . . . — — Map (db m76640) HM |
| On Main Street at 8th Street on Main Street. |
| | On the evening of November 21, 1963, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy arrived in Fort Worth to spend the night at the Hotel Texas. Early the next morning, President Kennedy made an unscheduled outdoor appearance and surprised a crowd that had . . . — — Map (db m52499) HM |
| On Throckmorton Street at West 10th Street, on the left when traveling north on Throckmorton Street. |
| | A native of Kentucky, John Peter Smith migrated to Fort Worth in 1853. He worked as a teacher, clerk, and surveyor before his appointment as Deputy Surveyor of the Denton Land Department in 1855, for which he received payment in property. Also a . . . — — Map (db m52506) HM |
| On 4th Street at Commerce Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on 4th Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m88115) HM |
| On North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287) south of West Belknap Street (Texas Highway 347 Spur), on the right when traveling south. |
| | (center panel)
Obie Paul Leonard • John Marvin Leonard
Two farm boys, with ingenuity, determination and 600 dollars, built a business empire.
(outer panels)
The history of
John Marvin Leonard and Obie Paul . . . — — Map (db m52790) HM |
| Near Roass Avenue at West Long Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On July 3, 1925, the Fort Worth city council approved a lease on 100 acres of property on Decatur Road for the city’s new municipal airport. It was built to replace the city’s first municipal airport at Barron Field, a World War I-era flying . . . — — Map (db m97041) HM |
| Near Gendy Street north of Burnett Tandy Drive. |
| | A Legend in His Own Time
As He Is Today
Midnight was born in Canada, the property of Tim McNabb. McNabb's "Door Key" brand was Midnight's mark throughout his life. He bucked on the American Rodeo circuit from 1923 to 1933 at which time he was . . . — — Map (db m35919) HM |
| On Main Street south of West 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Originally the notorious Wild West watering hole known as the “White Elephant Saloon”. Long-Hair Jim Courtwright who had been both Federal and City Marshall here was shot and killed by Gambler - King Luke Short, February 8, 1887 at the . . . — — Map (db m53212) HM |
| On North Sylvania Avenue at Hollis Street, on the right when traveling south on North Sylvania Avenue. |
| | 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 is . . . — — Map (db m92319) HM |
| On 5th Street at Grove Street, on the right when traveling east on 5th Street. |
| | Organized & Built 15th & Crump Sts. 1875. Rebuilt 13th & Jones Sts. 1883. Rebuilt 5th & Grove Sts. 1912. — — Map (db m53421) HM |
| On Evans Avenue at Verbena Street, on the right when traveling north on Evans Avenue. |
| | On Dec. 25, 1894, State Evangelist the Rev. Frank Tribune organized this Baptist church with five members: Ella and Lee Brooks, Katie Patterson, Laura Purvis, and Josephine Wells. With help from the Rev. Dr. A.R. Griggs, the members built a frame . . . — — Map (db m71987) HM |
| On Main Street at East 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52274) HM |
| On Main Street south of East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52278) HM |
| | Comanche chief Quanah Parker was a son of two cultures. He was born about 1845 along Elk Creek, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). His Anglo mother was Cynthia Ann Parker, taken captive in a May 1836 raid and adopted by Qua-Ha-Di (Antelope) Comanches, and . . . — — Map (db m26908) HM |
| On Rock Springs Road 0.2 miles south of Old Garden Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m93814) HM |
| On Throckmorton Street at 12th Street, on the left when traveling north on Throckmorton Street. |
| | Catholics in Fort Worth began meeting together for regular worship services by 1875. They met in private homes, and were served by traveling priests. In 1876 Bishop Claude Dubuis of the Diocese of Galveston assigned a young Irish priest, Farther . . . — — Map (db m52504) HM |
| On West Belknap Street (State Highway 347 Spur) at North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West Belknap Street. |
| | After many years of debate, Fort Worth researchers identified this site in 1957 as the location of the city's first Masonic lodge. For more than twenty years, lodge members met in a two story hall at this location. The group organized in 1854 and . . . — — Map (db m52716) HM |
| On East 4th Street at Jones Street, on the left when traveling west on East 4th Street. |
| | The Forth Worth Medical College was established as the medical department of Fort Worth University in 1894 by a group of prominent area physicians. Among those in its small charter class was Frances Daisy Emery, the first woman medical school . . . — — Map (db m53215) HM |
| Near Crestline Road just from Conservatory Drive. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m38756) HM |
| On 12th Street at Throckmorton Street, on the left when traveling east on 12th Street. |
| | The first Catholic School in Fort Worth, St. Ignatius Academy was organized by the sisters of St. Mary of Namur in 1885. The first classes were held in a house purchased from Jacob Smith. This four-story limestone structure, used for classrooms and . . . — — Map (db m52505) HM |
| On Throckmorton Street at West 11th Street, on the left when traveling north on Throckmorton Street. |
| | Erected 1888-1892 under the direction of the parish priest, the Rev. Jean M. Guyot, a native of France. Stone for walls was quarried locally. Improvised, horse-powered lathes were used to turn and polish the eighteen interior pillars. Ceilings and . . . — — Map (db m52523) HM |
| On Packers Avenue at Niles City Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Packers Avenue. |
| | A leading national meatpacking firm by the 1880s, Swift & Co. adopted a practice of opening branch plants nearer the source of supply. Attracted to Texas by the state’s vast livestock herds. The company chose this site for a new operation as the . . . — — Map (db m56974) HM |
| On East Weatherford Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Designed by firm of Gunn & Curtis and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895. This red Texas granite building, in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State Capitol with the exception of the clock tower. . . . — — Map (db m121876) HM |
| On West Belknap St (State Highway 347 Spur) at North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West Belknap St. |
| | Built in 1917-18, this structure is located on land upon which old Camp Worth was constructed in 1849. The noted Fort Worth architectural firm of Sanguinet and Staats designed the building, incorporating elements of the Beaux Arts and Classical . . . — — Map (db m52720) HM |
| Near North Sylvania Avenue 0.2 miles south of NE 28th Street (Texas Highway 183), on the right. |
| | (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 . . . — — Map (db m92318) WM |
| On East Weatherford Street at Commerce Street (Business U.S. 287), on the left when traveling east on East Weatherford Street. |
| | Texas Christian University and Fort Worth's partnership dates to 1910 although the connection began in 1869 when Ida Addison, and Randolph Clark established TCU's forerunner academy in the area known as Hell's Half Acre. The rowdiness of the area . . . — — Map (db m121907) HM |
| On East Exchange Avenue east of North Main Street (U.S. 287), on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m53416) HM |
| | Developer Thomas S. Weaver had this structure built about 1905. Named "Atelier", the French word for an artist's studio, it has housed the offices of architects and contractors, a restaurant, and financial institutions, including the banking firm of . . . — — Map (db m118253) HM |
| On East Exchange Avenue at Rodeo Plaza, on the left when traveling east on East Exchange Avenue. |
| | 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 coliseum . . . — — Map (db m53426) HM |
| On East Exchange Avenue at Rodeo Plaza, on the left when traveling east on East Exchange Avenue. |
| |
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. . . . — — Map (db m52777) HM |
| On West 7th Street east of Lamar Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Neil P. Anderson (1847-1912) lived in Fort Worth by 1882. A talented broker, he helped this city set the pace for cotton trading in the inland markets of the southwest. His firm had Sanguinet & Staats design this “Cotton Exchange” with . . . — — Map (db m52830) HM |
| On West Belknap Street (State Highway 347 Spur) at North Houston Street (Business U.S. 287), on the right when traveling west on West Belknap Street. |
| | This stone marks the site of Camp Worth, a United States Military Post named in Honor of General William J. Worth and Commanded by Major Ripley A. Arnold 1849-1853. The camp protected the frontier against Indians, and was the beginning of the City . . . — — Map (db m52717) HM |
| On Main Street at East 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m52284) HM |
| Near East Exchange Avenue at North Main Street (U.S. 287), on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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. . . . — — Map (db m53413) HM |
| Near Montgomery Street north of West Freeway, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade (Separate)
Thanks the citizens of Fort Worth, Texas for their unwavering support during the Vietnam War. Fort Worth will forever be in the hearts of the men of Charlie . . . — — Map (db m156913) WM |
| On Winton Terrace West 0.2 miles from Wescott Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Roy A. and Gladys Westbrook House is a 2½ story Tudor Revival style home constructed in 1928. The house sits on a 1.5 acre blufftop site in the Park Hill neighborhood that overlooks the Fort Worth Zoo and Forest Park. The Park Hill . . . — — Map (db m94351) HM |
| On Greenwood Cemetery Road north of White Settlement Road. |
| | Born near Liverpool, England, William John Marsh was an accomplished organist and musician when he came to Fort Worth in 1904 to enter the cotton business. In addition to his bookkeeping work, he served as organist and choir master for two area . . . — — Map (db m146804) HM |
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