Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Fort Worth StockyardsISBN13:9781531637750ISBN10:1531637752Author:Pate, J'Nell L. (Author)Description:As Early As 1867, Fort Worth Held Promise As An Ideal Stockyards Making Their Way To Northern Markets, Cattle Passed Through The City On What Became The Chisholm Trail By 1876, Local Businessmen Urged Railroad Development, And The Establishment Of Local Packing Facilities And Animal Pens Followed In The 1880S The First Stockyards Opened In 1889 It Was Not Until The Nation's Two Largest Meatpacking Giants, Armour And Swift, Bought Into The Local Market In 1902, However, That The Stockyards Began To Thrive Fort Worth Became The Largest Stockyards In The Southwest And Ranked Consistently From Third To Fourth Nationwide Most Major Stockyards Have Now Closed, Including Fort Worth In 1992 Of These, Only Fort Worth Has Successfully Turned Its Former Livestock Market Into A Tourist Site, Attracting Nearly A Million Visitors Annually Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublication Date:2009-01-14Weight:0.85 lbsDimensions:0.6'' H x 9.7'' L x 6.8'' WNumber of Pages:130Language:English
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Book Title: Fort Worth Stockyards
Number of Pages: 130 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: United States / State & Local / General
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2009
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 14.6 Oz
Author: J'nell L. Pate
Item Length: 9.6 in
Item Width: 6.7 in
Format: Hardcover
