Amon G Carter - Fort Worth, Texas
N 32° 45.899 W 097° 22.121
14S E 652802 N 3626410
The resting place of Amon G Carter.
Waymark Code: WM61Y7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2009
Views: 10
From a Texas Historical marker in front of the Fort Worth Star Telegram Headquarters:
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 Worth Star", which published its first issue on February 1, 1906. Thus began a career in journalism that by 1925 had taken him to the position of president and publisher of the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram," the newspaper with the largest circulation in Texas for many years.
Carter's involvement in a wide variety of interests left its mark on many Texas institutions. In 1921, he authorized the purchase of equipment that resulted in the establishment of WBAP Radio in Fort Worth. An aviation enthusiast, Carter brought numerous early aviators to Fort Worth to demonstrate their skills and helped attract aviation industry to the area. His promotion of Fort Worth and the entire West Texas region attracted widespread attention.
Much of the fortune he earned in oil was spent on philanthropic interests, including establishment of the Amon Carter Museum as a gift to Fort Worth.
Amon G. Carter died in Fort Worth on June 23, 1955, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Description:
From Wikipedia:
In May 1905, Carter accepted a job as an advertising space salesman in Fort Worth. A few months later, he agreed to help finance and run a new newspaper in town. The Fort Worth Star printed its first newspaper on February 1, 1906, with Carter as the advertising manager.
The Star lost money, and was in danger of going bankrupt when Carter had an audacious idea: raise additional money and purchase his newspaper's main competition, the Fort Worth Telegram. In November 1908, the Star purchased the Telegram for $100,000, and the two newspapers combined on January 1, 1909 into the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Date of birth: 12/11/1879
Date of death: 06/23/1955
Area of notoriety: Historical Figure
Marker Type: Tomb (above ground)
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Cemetery is open from 9am to 5pm
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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