Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show

Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (HMPXZ)

Location: Fort Worth, TX 76107 Tarrant County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 44.626', W 97° 21.894'

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Fort Worth Stock Yards Company publicist Charles C. French and local cattleman Charles C. McFarland organized the first livestock show in north Fort Worth in 1896. Members of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association (TCRA) participated in the initial show. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Company built a new coliseum in north Fort Worth in 1908 with the help of TCRA members. That year the National Feeders and Breeders Show opened with various events including a cutting horse competition and a horse show. The event, renamed the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in 1918, included an indoor rodeo competition, youth activities, and a debutante social pageant popularized by the City's more prominent citizens. In 1943 the show's facilities were converted for U.S. military purposes and the show was canceled. In 1944 the show relocated to this site which included a coliseum, auditorium,and a memorial tower erected in 1936 as part of the Texas Centennial celebration. The show was renamed the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in 1988. By 1995 the Show had become a 17-day multimillion-dollar premier rodeo, equine, livestock, and exhibition event with an annual draw of about 800,000 people. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995.
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HM NumberHMPXZ
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Year Placed1995
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 9:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 653192 N 3624063
Decimal Degrees32.74376667, -97.36490000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 44.626', W 97° 21.894'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 44' 37.56" N, 97° 21' 53.64" W
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Area Code(s)817, 682
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3305-3339 Burnett Tandy Dr, Fort Worth TX 76107, US
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