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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKO_fort-worth-library_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Seeking funds for a public library, local women asked the philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, to donate "the price of a good cigar." He gave $50,000. With that and substantial local gifts, including land donated by Mrs. Sarah J. Jennings, the first c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HZI_curzon-place_Fort-Worth-TX.html
A. C. (Clayton) Luther (1896-1982), a Tennessee native, began to develop the area in the early 1930s with residential and commercial buildings. In the 1940s, he began construction of the Luther Apartments on Highland Street. The apartments were la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G9T_harrison-cemetery_Fort-Worth-TX.html
When first used, this one-acre cemetery belonged to Tarrant County pioneer D.C. Harrison. The earliest known grave is that of Mary E. Harrison (1864-71). Several early settlers used this site, including R.A. Randol (1850-1922), the operator of Ran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G9S_isham-cemetery_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The Rev. W. Marion Isham (1831-1904) and his family came to Tarrant County from Georgia about 1870. Soon after arriving in the area Isham donated a one-acre plot of land to be used for a community cemetery. The oldest remaining legible grave marke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D6P_mt-zion-baptist-church_Fort-Worth-TX.html
On Dec. 25, 1894, State Evangelist the Rev. Frank Tribune organized this Baptist church with five members: Ella and Lee Brooks, Katie Patterson, Laura Purvis, and Josephine Wells. With help from the Rev. Dr. A.R. Griggs, the members built a frame …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CNW_fort-worths-first-flight_Fort-Worth-TX.html
In December 1903, the Wright Brothers achieved powered flight, but by 1910, most people still had not see an airplane. In October 1910, John Moisant of Chicago formed a touring aerial demonstration team known as the Moisant International Aviators.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12M3_armour-and-swift-plaza_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Designated as a state archeological landmark in 1987. This plaza honors the meatpacking industry, which helped make Fort Worth the livestock center of the southwest.
In 1901, both meatpackers signed identical contracts with the Fort Worth Stock…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12M1_armour-company_Fort-Worth-TX.html
In 1901, local business leaders G.W. Simpson and L.V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co., one of the nation's four largest meatpacking firms, to encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12LZ_swift-company_Fort-Worth-TX.html
A leading national meatpacking firm by the 1880's, Swift & Co. adopted a practice of opening branch plants nearer the source of supply. Attracted to Texas by the state's vast livestock herds. The company chose this site for a new operation as the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1045_car-25_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Car 25 is one of four electric motorcars ordered by the Northern Texas Traction Company (NTTC) in 1913. The cars were manufactured by the St. Louis Car Company. These cars served on the interurban lines between Ft. Worth and Dallas and occasionall…