Details for Fort Worth Livestock Exchange
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439002029
Data
| Marker Number | 2029 |
| Atlas Number | 5439002029 |
| Marker Title | Fort Worth Livestock Exchange |
| Index Entry | Fort Worth Livestock Exchange |
| Address | 201 E. Exchange St. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 654835 |
| UTM Northing | 3629098 |
| Subject Codes | animals; commercial buildings; Business topics, general; cattle, cattle industry topics |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | 201 E. Exchange St., Fort Worth |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Headquarters, one of greatest cattle markets in the world. In late 1860s Fort Worth was stop on cattle trails. Market for West Texas organized 1870s. First trader, T. B. Saunders, Sr., soon was joined by others. First small packing houses were followed (early 1900s) by multi-million dollar plants. By 1910 trading almost doubled. This structure was erected in 1902-03 to house the Stockyards Company, Livestock Commission, and buyers officers, surrounded by lawns (now parking lots). In 1944, was purchased by United Stockyards Corporation. |