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In this period, 27 million cattle were driven from Texas to railheads in Kansas, for shipment to stockyards in St. Louis and points east, and direct to Chicago. The long distances covered, the need for periodic rests by riders and animals, and the establishment of railheads led to the development of "cow towns" across the frontier.
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 ]
General Worth by Mathew Brady. The history of Fort Worth, Texas, in the United States is closely intertwined with that of northern Texas and the Texan frontier. From its early history as an outpost and a threat against Native American residents, to its later days as a booming cattle town, to modern times as a corporate center, the city has changed dramatically, although it still preserves much ...
At Old Trail Town, old frontier buildings including outlaws' cabins, a school, a blacksmith shop, ... Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. 10. Fort Worth, Texas.
A fire at the local staple Cantina Cadillac bar in Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards left the building with extensive damage, but many unique pieces of cowboy history housed in the bar were ...
Union stockyards in the United States were centralized urban livestock yards where multiple rail lines delivered animals from ranches and farms for slaughter and meat packing. A stockyard company managed the work of unloading the livestock, which was faster and more efficient than using railway staff. [ 1 ]
Cattlemen’s has been a Stockyards original for more than 75 years, known for its wall murals of the stock cattle industry, variety of beef cuts and air-mail steaks. Season 5 of “Yellowstone ...
The Texas Trail Hall of Fame is a cowboy hall of fame in Fort Worth, Texas.Established in 1997, [1] [2] the building is located at 130 E. Exchange Avenue, in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District of the city.