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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]
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (formally the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show) is the oldest continuously running livestock show and rodeo. It has been held annually in Fort Worth, Texas since 1896, traditionally in mid-January through early February.
When the Star-Telegram visited in July, a Fort Worth Herd employee passing by said they use it occasionally. A draft of a 2016 historic resource survey of the Stockyards includes Scale House B ...
The most memorable day in the last 75 years is Fort Worth’s happy 1963 breakfast for President John F. Kennedy before Nov. 22 ended in tragedy. But the history also includes a legacy of national ...
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 ...
A photograph of the stockyards in the 1940s hangs on the wall along with various artifacts on Wednesday, July 10 at the Stockyard History Museum in Fort Worth. New Developments to the stockyard ...
The Hall of Fame is currently housed in the Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District. There is a display of over 300 pictures and biographies on the walls for the current inductees, who are Texas rodeo cowboys, cowgirls, organizations, and livestock.
A Texas longhorn stands in a herding pen on Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Fort Worth Stockyards. Potential new development would allow more interactive spaces for visitors to see the animals.