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 Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District - Fort Worth, TX Posted by:  QuesterMark
N 32° 47.338 W 097° 20.913
14S E 654646 N 3629099
The Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District is roughly bounded by 23rd, Houston, and 28th Streets, and the railroad. It covers 980 acres; consisting of 46 buildings and 1 structure.
Waymark Code: WM3X73
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/29/2008
Views: 39
The Fort Worth Stockyards is the history book of the livestock industry in Texas. Each chapter is represented by the original bricks and mortar, the wood corrals, the men, and the music that are all still a part of the the Stockyards today.
The Stockyards possessed a wide variety of people, there were cowboys, cattlemen, bartenders and bankers. The Packing houses brought skinners, butchers, and bookkeepers to the area. The horse traders, hog dealers and harlots mixed with harness makers and mule dealers.
From the time following the "War Between the States" through the decade after the Second World War, the livestock industry was a huge part of the Fort Worth and Texas economy. Its employment base and dollar volume affected many lives.
~from the website
Street address:
121 East Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth, TX United States
76106
County / Borough / Parish: Tarrant County
Year listed: 1976
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Agriculture, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Museum, Tourism, Shopping, Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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