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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1044_the-coliseum_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Until 1908, The Annual Fort Worth Fat Stock Show was held in a variety of locations. As interest increased in the event and its educational and promotional values were realized, livestock exhibitors sought a permanent home for the show. The colise…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1043_early-quarter-horse-shows_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Prior to 1940, Quarter Horses, also called Steeldusts or Billys, did not have an official breed name. However, there were shows where horsemen brought their Quarter Horses to be judged. William Anson of Christoval, TX, sponsored and judged this ty…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103Z_mt-gilead-baptist-church_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Organized & Built 15th & Crump Sts. 1875. Rebuilt 13th & Jones Sts. 1883. Rebuilt 5th & Grove Sts. 1912.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103X_grand-united-order-of-odd-fellows-lodge-no-2144_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Organized in 1880, this fraternal organization was an active force in Fort Worth's black community during the early years of the twentieth century. Associated with a national order that had been chartered in 1843, the local lodge supported seminar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103W_eddleman-mcfarland-house_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Designed by Howard Messer, this victorian house was built in 1899 for Sarah C. Ball (1825-1904), widow of Galveston Banker George Ball. William H. Eddleman (1850-1932), a local banker, bought the home in 1904 and in 1921 gave it to his daughter Ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103V_thannisch-block-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The eastern portion of this structure was built in 1906-07 by Col. Thomas Marion Thannisch (1853-1935), one of north Fort Worth's early developers. Designed for use as a hotel and office space to serve the Stockyards community and trade, the build…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103T_fort-worth-stock-yards-entrance_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Spanning Exchange Avenue, this gateway to the Fort Worth Stock Yards was completed in 1910. Constructed by the Topeka Bridge & Land Co. for the Fort Worth Stock Yards Co., it was a significant feat of concrete work for that era. The columns are 22…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM103S_thomas-b-saunders-family_Fort-Worth-TX.html
A native of North Carolina, Thomas Bailey Saunders (1816-1902) migrated to Texas in 1850 and started a cattle ranch near Gonzales. After the Civil War he completed cattle drives to markets in New Orleans and Kansas before settling in Bexar County.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZYS_first-methodist-church-building_Fort-Worth-TX.html
Initially a wood frame structure constructed in 1874, this "Forth Street Church" was completed in 1887 of brick and limestone. Admired by many, the building was chronicled as "A very imposing structure in the Town of Forth Worth, with two inspirin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZYQ_site-of-the-fort-worth-medical-college_Fort-Worth-TX.html
The Forth Worth Medical College was established as the medical department of Fort Worth University in 1894 by a group of prominent area physicians. Among those in its small charter class was Frances Daisy Emery, the first woman medical school grad…