Fort Worth Heritage Trails - Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879 - 1955) - Fort Worth, TX
N 32° 45.207 W 097° 19.833
14S E 656394 N 3625188
Fort Worth Heritage Trails sign acknowledging the massive contributions to the city made by Amon Carter.
Waymark Code: WMF960
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2012
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The sign is located on the east side of Main St between 5th & 6th Streets. It says:
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 owner and publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Carter tirelessly promoted Fort Worth and West Texas and was responsible for the paper’s masthead, “Where the West begins.”
Through his national influence, Carter brought World War I and II military bases and manufacturing plants to Fort Worth. In 1922 he established WBAP, Fort Worth’s first radio station with studios in the Blackstone Hotel. In 1948, Carter started Texas’ first TV station, WBAP Channel 5.
The Amon Carter Museum, one of the nation’s premiere art museums, features his collection of Remington and Russell, as well as other American art.
Heritage Trails 2006
Sponsored by: Amon G. Carter Foundation
Group that erected the marker: Fort Worth Heritage Trails/City of Fort Worth
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
East side of Main St between 5th & 6th Streets
Fort Worth, TX USA
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