Category: Historic Markers in Texas
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Thannisch Building: Fort Worth, TX
Hey, Friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to tell you more about the historic Thannisch Building in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Let’s get started! History Col. Thomas Marion Thannisch wanted this building to be used as a hotel and office spaces for the Fort Worth Stockyards community.…
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Fort Worth Livestock Exchange Building: Fort Worth, TX
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to share the history of the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange building with you. Let’s get started! *The photos I took are from March 2024 and May 2025. History The Fort Worth Stockyards were incorporated on March 23, 1893. “Cowtown” as…
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Cowtown Coliseum: Fort Worth, TX
Hey, Friend! Welcome back to another post. Y’all know I love visiting the Fort Worth Stockyards and this historic building sits basically in the middle. The historic marker signs caught my attention and I wanted to know its story. Today, I’m taking you to the historic Coliseum in Fort Worth,…
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Heritage Trails in Downtown Fort Worth
Hey, friend! Welcome back to another post. Today, I want to show your a series of historic markers from the Heritage Trails that I stumbled upon in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas while I was walking North on Main Street. Upon further research when I got back home, the Heritage Trails…
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