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The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, north of the central business district.A 98-acre (40 ha) portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976. [1]
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The Hall of Fame was established in 1997 and its original purpose was to recognize excellent horsemen and women. In 2001, the hall moved to the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. Today the hall recognizes individuals from all facets of rodeo and western lifestyle. The building housing it is one of the horse and mule barns in the ...
In 1883, the Fort Worth Stockyards were officially incorporated. [2] Local ranchers wished to encourage interest in their cattle. A conversation between rancher Charles McFarland and Charles French, marketing manager for the Fort Worth Stock Yards, resulted in the first area stock show in 1896. [3]
Sylvia Wilgenburg, of Escondido, California takes pictures of the Fort Worth Herd on their daily trail drive during the Day of the American Cowboy celebration at the Stockyards, Saturday, July 25 ...
The historic Armour Building in the Fort Worth Stockyards on Friday, July 14, 2023. The Armour meatpacking plant opened with eight buildings in 1903 alongside the Swift & Co. plant.
After the Mexican–American War. In January 1849, U.S. Army General William Jenkins Worth, a veteran of the Mexican–American War, proposed building ten forts to mark and protect the west Texas frontier, situated from Eagle Pass to the confluence of the West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Worth died on 7 May 1849 from cholera. [4]
The Bull Riding Hall of Fame, located at Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, is a hall of fame for the sport of bull riding. It is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of Texas, and created to "recognize, memorialize, and applaud the bull riders, bullfighters, bulls, stock contractors, events, and individuals who have made a ...